Environment

Sri Lanka has completed its first national elephant census in over a decade, a crucial step in understanding the country’s elephant population amid growing concerns over human-wildlife conflicts and habitat loss. Conducted between September 13 and 15, the survey has sparked both optimism and skepticism among conservationists and wildlife experts. While the government claims the…

Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve in northern Sri Lanka is an important coastal ecosystem that contains all the main blue carbon habitats, from mangroves to seagrass meadows to salt marshes and tidal flats. Despite this, the government recently ordered the removal of protection for a section of the reserve, which observers say is meant to free up…