Sri Lankan Leopards in Tea Landscape Were Less Active by Day and More Active at Dusk
In Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands, only 4.4% of leopard records in an unprotected tea landscape were diurnal while…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Daily Detection Probability for Rusty-spotted Cats Was Just 1.5% at Wasgamuwa
At 120 camera-trap sites in and around Wasgamuwa National Park, the model estimated a daily rusty-spotted-cat detection probability…
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Indian Peafowl and Sri Lankan Junglefowl Allopreening Was Documented in the Wild in South Asia for the First Time
A female Indian peafowl and a male Sri Lankan junglefowl were observed preening each other for about 10…
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House Sparrow Nests Tracked Building Design More Than Urbanisation
A Sri Lankan survey of 185 active nests found stronger links to specific building structures than to broad…
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Model Projected Up to 60% Loss of Highly Suitable White-rumped Vulture Habitat by 2100
A 2026 range-wide model for South and Southeast Asia projected that highly suitable White-rumped Vulture habitat could decline…
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Wire snares dominated 17 years of recorded leopard deaths in Sri Lanka
Among 138 documented deaths with a known cause, 62.3% involved snares, with records concentrated in central-highland plantation landscapes.
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Models Projected About 58% Loss of Suitable Sloth Bear Habitat by 2070 Under the Higher-emission Scenario
An Asia-wide modelling study reported projected sloth bear habitat loss of about 58% by 2070 under its higher-emission…
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Mugger Crocodile Behaviour Shifted With Season and Time of Day in Wilpattu
A year-long study in and around Wilpattu National Park recorded 231 mugger crocodile sightings and found clear changes…
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Four Sri Lankan Indian Palm Squirrel Samples Showed Preliminary Maternal-line Genetic Differences
One mitochondrial COI sequence from each of four historical Indian palm squirrel subspecies ranges in Sri Lanka showed…
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Wild Prey Made Up More Than 85% of Sri Lankan Leopard Diet, With Indian Hare Most Frequent
Wild species made up more than 85% of leopard diet in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands. Indian hare was…
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