COLOMBO (News 1st): The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation has decided to hand over non-wildlife and non-forest lands to Divisional Secretaries to be re-utilized, the Secretary of Wildlife said on Monday (Jan. 11). At present, such lands have been designated as sanctuaries, according to...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Measures are underway to broaden the initiatives followed to prevent elephants from consuming polythene, M.K. Bandula Harischandra, the Secretary to the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation said on Monday (Nov. 30). Elephants consuming polythene as a result of garbage ...

Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka's forest cover is 29.2% and 'Other State Forests' or OFSs were not considered as the country's forest cover, said Bandula Harischandra the Secretary to the Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Conservation on Wednesday (11). He said the Departments of Wildlife Conservat...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The committee appointed to probe the illegal bulldozing of the Ramsar wetland in Anawilundawa Sanctuary in Puttalam, has commenced field observations in the area, forest conservation officials said. The committee was appointed by Subject Minister - C.B. Ratnayake, yesterday (A...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Measures are underway to restore the destroyed area of the Ramsar wetland in Anawilundawa Sanctuary in Puttalam, the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation said. "The Government and the Subject Minister are of the view, that strict legal action should be instituted again...