A tree frog leaps into the list of endemic amphibians

Posted on November 1, 2012 by gopikrishna

Researchers worry that the only known population of new endemic tree frogs Polypedates ranwellai, named in honour of Dr. Sanjeewa Ranwella, could soon become extinct.

Sri Lanka, already known as an Amphibian hotspot, reveals another new frog at the Gilimale Forest of Peak Wilderness. Leading researcher Mendis Wickramasinghe of the Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, who, together with the late Dr. Amith Munindadasa and Dr. Prithviraj Fernando, published a scientific paper in a world’s leading journal, recently updated Sri Lanka’s Amphibians to 112.

http://window2nature.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/a-tree-frog-leaps-into-list-of-endemic-amphibians/

Desperate farmers seek help

Posted on November 1, 2012 by gopikrishna

The crippling drought that has ruined thousands of cultivated acres across the country has driven more than 230,000 farmers to seek compensation from the Government. Scientists warn that extreme weather could become a pattern and that agriculture could be a repeat victim. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120916/news/desperate-farmers-seek-help-12684.html

Fish aggregates in coastal water linked to climate change

Posted on October 31, 2012 by gopikrishna

Fishermen in eastern parts of Sri Lanka are receiving a bounty harvest. The question is whether this due to changing patterns of oceanic currents and/or climate change. http://window2nature.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/fish-aggregates-at-coastal-waters-linked-with-weather-changes/

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A tree frog leaps into the list of endemic amphibians

Desperate farmers seek help

Fish aggregates in coastal water linked to climate change