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A herd of Asiatic wild elephants gather at a national park in Minneriya, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne)

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Snow leopard quenches its thirst on the riverbank of the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo Yash Adukia @snowleopards @wildlifeInd #India #SnowLeopards #Himalayas

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New Himalayan pheasant sightings in Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, in NE India dulled by potential threats to the birds from habitat loss and climate change @mongabayindia @Mongabay #Himalayas https://t.co/1xoGN31ScO

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Research:
Dung Beetles as Biological Indicators #SriLanka @susl_official @wnpssl

[WNPSSL @wnpssl]

D.L. & F. De Saram partners with WNPS and the University of Sabaragamuwa on a groundbreaking research project. The project aims to develop a validation tool using Dung Beetles as a Biological Indicator, to assess the environmental health

@susl_official  @dlfdesaram

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Development plans for India's Lakshadweep Islands, north of the Maldives could impact it's pristine ecology
#Lakshadweep #India #IndianOcean

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Lakshadweep islands, which are already facing impacts of climate change, could face the brunt of tourism with the new plans proposed by the local administration, which can affect ecology and communities.
#Lakshadweep #Islands #development #CoralReefs #t... https://t.co/ZXXZlHFIEn

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In Central India, the state animal of Chhattisgarh, the majestic Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is on the brink of extinction. Photo R.P.Mishra (WTI) @mongabayindia
@mongabay https://t.co/IaDUHemDoG

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An endemic freshwater fish species known as the “stone sucker” (Garra ceylonensis), aka 'Spa Fish' has six genetically different populations spread in different river basins in Sri Lanka despite similar looks. New study @MongabaySL @mongabay #SriLanka
https://t.co/gwlqDwET3x

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Why Sri Lanka’s climate is so diverse, despite its small size https://t.co/cAxnxZgOPE

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Algal bloom around the wrecked ship is attributed to the leak of nitric acid from ship’s cargo

[MongabaySriLanka @MongabaySL]

Algal bloom around the wrecked #XPressPearl is attributed to the leak of nitric acid from ship’s cargo while clean up activities continue in coastal #LK
https://t.co/BSJdjCgaWH

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Close-up view, female Colopsus jumping spider. Hanthana Mountain Range, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka @ThilinaHA #Spiders #SriLanka

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'Black-naped Monarch
(Hypothymis azurea) is very attractive and commonly seen in the pristine forests of Andaman and Nicobar islands' @Kothiala #Birds #Andaman #Nicobar #IndianOcean

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Climate change adversely impacting arctic wildlife
@RAN #Arctic #ClimateChange
https://t.co/ulOt9wd5u6

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Tiger hidden in tall grass #Tigers #India @rohitvaarma @PantheraCats

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@UTFRS1878

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Pangolin predation by mugger crocodile
Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
Photo credit: Jean Michel Probst
#Pangolins #Crocodiles #Yala #SriLanka

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With fire contained, Sri Lanka faces toxic pollution and plastic pellet problem from stricken ship. MT via @Mongabay @MongabaySL https://t.co/JwQ4S70nZO

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Snow Leopard selfie
Kyrgyzstan
@snowleopards @SteveBackshall #Kyrgyzstan

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Sri Lanka Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) Public Lecture By the Legendary Dr Jane Goodall

[WNPSSL @wnpssl]

WNPS Public Lecture
By the Legendary Dr Jane Goodall

“Empowering young people to make the world a better place
by caring for the world they inhabit and living sustainable lifestyles.”
17th June 7 pm via Zoom and FB Live
Please register  https://t.co/eSb3GpVG2w

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Rainforests are easy to destroy but difficult to re-grow. WNPS ROAR Project will encourage generations of schoolchildren to track the progress  from ‘planting to completion’ by maintaining & keeping records of fauna & flora that inhabit the plots

https://t.co/IImfdPr7ZW

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'The Himalayan monal – the national bird of Nepal and state bird of India's Uttarakhand region – is emblematic of the vast biodiversity in the Hindu Kush Himalayas. (Image: Hira Punjabi / Alamy)'

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Taking stock of biodiversity protection in the Hindu Kush Himalayas #Biodiversity #Himalayas https://t.co/dGP2urEuxx