Sunrise 🌅 at Rathgama lagoon WP 🇱🇰. piped.video/O2cX5mlClCs?si=H-4F…

I must be deaf then

John & Judy Banks. Warr, F. E. 1996. Manuscripts and Drawings in the Ornithology and Rothschild Libraries of The Natural History Museum at Tring. British Ornithologists' Club in association with The Natural History Museum. Tring, Hertfordshire. biodiversitylibrary.org/item…

'During my fieldwork in the Mishmi Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, I kept hearing the same phrase from elders and hunters alike, “We do not hunt the gibbon. It is inauspicious.” At first, I thought it was just superstition.

Estate workers wearing a wool blanket called 'Kampali Porvai' in Tamil - I think it is called Kambili Kabaya in Sinhala. - There was a ragala shop. We call it "Kambali Kade". #History #Ceylon #SriLanka What a picture! It shows how difficult their lives have become. The difference between the cold tea pickers in the bungalow and barefoot! I always know that they are exploited to the max. I can't be proud of that. They gave the estate a cash advance of Rs. 30/- for the purchase of the blanket and it was reduced in 3 monthly installments. It was called "Kumbli Atthikaram", which means blanket advance. That was in the early 70s, between 1972 - 1975. During the time I worked in the estates, in the year 1967, the Kambali advance amount was Rs. 21/= and was payable in three installments. I remember the long queue of tea pickers going to work barefoot on misty mornings in Kampala, shielding themselves from the cold and rain. As I observed when I visited Sri Lanka, it has now been replaced by plastic sheeting.

#DYK that the Convention on Wetlands is the only global treaty to focus on a single ecosystem? The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. #WetlandsWednesday

The air aces of the birding world. Sri Lanka hosts 4 species of bee-eaters. The Green Bee-eater is the most common. #srilanka #wilpattu #canonwildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #safari #wild #natgeoyourshot #zero3images #birdsofsrilanka #beeeater

Wot no plastic bag?

🐾 Jungle guide in one picture A crisp compilation of pugmarks & hoofmarks of Indian wildlife, with front & hind sizes. Perfect aid for patrolling teams, students & nature lovers. Save & use it responsibly. Observe from a distance & inform the nearest forest office. PC: VDTR

Uncertain future. Surrounded by a concrete environment and intolerant humans, she faces a uncertain future. All they want to do is survive. #srilanka #canonwildlife #zero3images #primate #purplefacedleafmonkey #humananimalconflict #conservation #urbanwildlife

Why The Bridge on the River Kwai is Priceless piped.video/O02dQoHdxMg?si=-kuf… via @YouTube (Chandran Rutnam’s book on the making of this film will be out soon, unless it isn’t already)

#SwiftBricks - modest amendment supporting #biodiversity in the Planning and Infrastructure - for beautiful birds for whom a place to nest is a matter of life and death - defeated by stacked government benches

Labour betrayed nature yet again and voted against swift bricks. 😡 I’m devastated for @WriterHannahBT and for the Swifts.

Horsefield, Researches in Java 1824, spot the Coucal …

Sri Lanka has seven Baobab trees: two in Mannar, two in Delft, one in Pomparippu, one in Pungudutivu, and one in Jaffna. I don't know how, I don't know why. But we have seven. I'd love to know the how and the why, but I don't think I'll ever get answers.

Labour give so little of a shit about British wildlife that not only did they not support the absolute no-brainer of installing swift bricks on new build homes, they actively whipped their peers to vote against it, causing the amendment to fail. It’s ‘build, baby, build’ but not for exhausted migrating swifts or, it seems, any other beleaguered part of Nature in these islands.

A neighbor, infuriated by the sound of Buddhist chanting (Bana), allegedly threatened a Menahin Vahanse. The neighbor reportedly shouted: "If you can, tell the Police I was here, I am Augustine! From now on, do things quietly. I am Augustine" Incident highlights conflict over religious noise pollution. #SriLanka #ReligiousConflict #PublicIncident #Augustine

A year ago, we set out on a mission to make people fall in love with nature. With Trek Tamil Nadu, that spark has grown into a movement. More than 15,500 people have now walked the pristine trails of TN and remarkably, one-third are women trekkers leading the way. What started as a trek has become a community-powered model for nature conservation wherein 130 well trained guides from local community are powering this journey. Tamil Nadu’s trails are calling you trektamilnadu.com #TrekTamilNadu #EcoTourism #TNForest #TrekTN #NatureForAll

Check out Natural history of the insects of India [Hardcover] ebay.us/m/393GWb #eBay via @eBay_UK

Heard of an Asian elephants is assessed by dividing them into calf, juvenile, sub adults and adults. There is a correlation between age and height of elephants. An adult female Asian elephant attains a height of six feet plus in seven years.