By Rathindra Kuruwita Approximately 15 million birds migrate to Sri Lanka from 30 countries every year, Prof. Sampath S. Seneviratne, of the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences – University ...

The ‘Sri Lanka’s GPS/GSM Satellite Tagging Study of Migratory Birds’ was initiated in Mannar in 2020. To date, about 40 individuals of 12 waterbird species have been tagged under the programme, ...

Mannar is not only a growing tourism hub, known for its pristine beaches and archaeological sites, but also Sri Lanka’s most important bird migration corridor.