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Rare plant unseen for 170 years resurfaces in Sri Lanka

A plant species that had not been documented in 170 years has been found growing along a shaded stream bank in Sri Lanka. The last recorded sighting of Indianthus virgatus dates to 1855, and botanists had begun to...

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 4d ago

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Asia's shark and ray hotspots sit inside a protection gap

More than 90 percent of the waters that sharks and rays rely on across Asia have no meaningful protection at a

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 10w ago

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Sawfish vanish from Sri Lanka but cling on in a few refuges

The sawfish, a ray with a long, tooth-lined snout, is now considered functionally extinct in Sri Lanka. That m

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 16w ago

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Sri Lanka's Largest Elephant Faces a Deadly Human Conflict

Kavantissa, a regal tusker standing over three meters tall, is considered Sri Lanka's largest elephant. His su

Wild Discoveries Mongabay 20w ago

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Sri Lanka

Rare plant unseen for 170 years resurfaces in Sri Lanka

Asia's shark and ray hotspots sit inside a protection gap

Sawfish vanish from Sri Lanka but cling on in a few refuges

Sri Lanka's Largest Elephant Faces a Deadly Human Conflict

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