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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Malaka Rodrigo

    Sri Lanka’s disappearing snake charmers carry a legacy of fear and fascination (opens the original)

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    COLOMBO – For generations, the sight was familiar in towns and villages across Sri Lanka of a man playing a flute sitting on his haunches next to a woven basket, from which a cobra raised its gently swaying hood, drawing a curious crowd of onlookers. The performance appeared almost magical, as the cobra would seem […]

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Malaka Rodrigo

    As drought shrinks Sri Lanka’s water holes, poisoning poses threat to wildlife (opens the original)

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    YALA, Sri Lanka – One early morning in July 2016, six wildlife officers waited in a patch of scrubland close to a small pond in southern Sri Lanka. They had received information that poachers had poisoned the water hole to kill wild animals for meat. A dead deer lay beside the poisoned pool as the officers waited for the poachers to return. When two men approached the carcass, the officers moved in. One suspect fled, while a wildlife ranger tackled the other as he tried to escape. During the str

  3. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Malaka Rodrigo

    How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka (opens the original)

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    COLOMBO — As dusk settled over the paddy fields at Puwakpitiya, a village on the northern edge of Knuckles Mountain Range locally known as Dumbara mountains in Central Sri Lanka, researchers began laying traps along the uneasy boundary between farmland and forest. They were targeting small terrestrial mammals moving through the landscape. On the ground, drift fences were created to lead animals to pitfall traps, while box style Sherman live traps were baited with feed. But the usual rodent lure

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Malaka Rodrigo

    Inspiring young herpetologists in Sri Lanka: Interview with Anslem de Silva (opens the original)

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    COLOMBO — Sri Lankan-born conservation biologist and National Geographic explorer Ruchira Somaweera is internationally recognized for his award-winning wildlife research, photography and storytelling. Despite his global achievements, Somaweera treasures an old journal copy containing a prophecy. When he was 13 years old, Somaweera received a copy of the research journal Lyriocephalus with a handwritten note which read: “One day you will be a great herpetologist,” signed by Anslem de Silva. “Almo

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