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- Coral Conservation! In order to reduce the damage to the precious coral ecosystem due to natural and human activities, Sri Lanka Navy started initiatives to conserve the coral ecosystem by creating artificial concrete reefs and growing corals on them that provide breeding sites for fish. The picture sheds light on artificially planted reefs. Photographer: Rekha Tharangani Fonseka Location: Sandy Bay, Trincomalee
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- The Nightmare of Garbage Mountains! This photo shows how a pile of garbage in a waste yard run by the Seethawaka Local Council has grown to the height of a dome of a stupa. This picture sheds light on the damage done to our country by the garbage mountains which has become a serious environmental issue in the Western Province. Photographer: Rekha Fonseka Location: Seethawaka
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- A Trail of Waste: Migratory elephants consuming plastic in a waste dump in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Location: Green Field Apartment in Kalmunai, Ampara Photographer: Ahamed Jazif
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- Trapped and Wounded: A 20-year-old elephant that had its foot caught in an illegal hunting cable trap was severely injured as it struggled to get away. The elephant was later rescued by wildlife officers and its wounds were treated on 13 September, 2022. However, the injury has a lasting impact and the elephant remains in a weakened state as it is not able to forage for food using its foot. Photographer: Sudheera Deshapriya Location: Padaviya, Anuradhapura
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- Title: A Smoggy Day An aerial view of the Colombo cityscape engulfed in smog on 08 December, 2022. The unhealthy air quality was attributed to a rise in the levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the atmosphere due to the cyclonic conditions in the Bay of Bengal leading to transboundary air pollution from the Indian subcontinent. Photographer: Pradeep Dambarage Location: Colombo
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- The carcass of a turtle captured on the Dehiwala Beach in September 2022 | Photographer: Pradeep Dambarage
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- A Cleaner Future : Volunteers collect garbage on the Dehiwala Beach to coincide with World Cleanup Day on 17 September, 2022 Photographer: Pradeep Dambarage
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- Protecting Endangered Indian Pangolins! The Galle Wildlife Conservation Society rescued an Indian Pangolin (Manis Crassicaudata) which was caught in a trap and injured. After it was cured, it was released into the wild. It is listed in the Red Data Book as a species that is facing the threat of extinction. Indian Pangolin is also known as Kablalawa and Aya in Sri Lanka. They eat small insects including ants and are mostly nocturnal. Their main predators are tigers, foxes and dogs. Photographer: Sajeewa Wijeweera
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