Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), LOLC Holdings, and Sirasa TV have launched a nationwide initiative aimed at raising awareness and educating rural communities and school children about ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lanka court on Friday ordered the arrest of villagers who beat a leopard to death after the big cat, an endangered animal in the country, eluded capture by wildlife officials ...

Updates on the Sri Lankan leopard’s status as well as information about poaching. Campbell, Verity, et al. LONELY PLANET SRI LANKA. London: Lonely Planet, 2001. Gurung, K. K. Field GUIDE TO THE ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police on Sunday arrested two men accused of beating a leopard to death in an attack caught on video and widely condemned by wildlife activists. The two were among ...

Snares are the leading cause of death among Sri Lanka’s leopards, accounting for 42 recorded deaths in the past 10 years. The most recent death was of a rare black leopard, which succumbed to its ...

Having endured a bloody civil war from 1983 until 2009, Sri Lanka is now at peace and developing rapidly. That’s good news for the country as a whole, but the island nation’s leopards are under threat ...

Researchers recently completed the first leopard study in Wilpattu National Park after its closure during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Camera traps and scat analysis are helping biologists learn more ...

The Sunday Times readers may have read that the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is genetically distinct from its Indian counterpart. Many would have read that the Sri Lankan leopard is an ...

Hannah Gormley, UK-based Wildlife Field Director, and Noah Falklind, Wildlife Cinematographer, with Kithsiri Gunawardena, Chief Operating Officer of LOLC Holdings PLC, alongside officials from LOLC ...

In view of Sri Lanka Leopard Day, which fell yesterday, conservationists urge the country to look beyond the leopard’s beauty and ecological value — and recognize its massive contribution to the ...

For the adventurous traveller, Yala is not just a destination; it’s an invitation to connect with one of nature’s most enigmatic creatures. Exploring the park’s rugged beauty, with the hope of ...

During the Colonial rule, Ceylon was one of the most sought after locations for excotic expeditions by British adventurers. They would go hunting and exploring the safaris with their entourage of ...