If you have ever visited an ancient temple ruin in Polonnaruwa or shared a roadside view in the central hills, you have undoubtedly met the island's most famous personality. With…
View PostIf you have ever spent a quiet afternoon parked beneath a canopy of large trees in Sri Lanka's dry zone, you have likely witnessed a sudden, spectacular aerial display. One…
View PostIf you step into the emerald depths of a Sri Lankan rainforest at daybreak, the first sound to greet you isn't the song of a bird, but a haunting, rhythmic…
View PostIf you are tracking wildlife along the dusty boundaries of Sri Lanka's dry zone, you will likely encounter areas where the earth looks as though it has been aggressively tilled…
View PostThe Monarch of the Wilds: The Mighty Sri Lankan Sambar Deer If you rise early enough in the high-altitude cloud forests of Horton Plains, or track the deep shadows of…
View PostIf you have ever stood in a safari jeep at dawn, watching the mist lift off a glassy waterhole in the dry zone, you have likely seen them: a landscape…
View PostShadows of the Dry Zone: The Eccentric Life of the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear If you wander into the sun-baked scrublands of Sri Lanka at dusk, you might hear them…
View PostScientific Name: Madhuca longifolia | Local Name: Mee (මී) | English Names: Mahua, Honey Tree, Butter Tree There is a tree in Sri Lanka's dry zone that manages to be,…
View PostScientific Name: Abrus precatorius | Local Name: Olinda (ඔළිඳ) | English Names: Rosary Pea, Jequirity Bean, Crab's Eye There is a vine growing quietly through the dry zone scrubland of…
View PostScientific Name: Dichrostachys cinerea | Local Name: Andara (අන්දර) / Katu Andara (කටු අන්දර) | English Names: Sickle Bush, Chinese Lantern Tree, Kalahari Christmas Tree In any forest, the giant…
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