Dole and Letsgrow Ltd banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park. Photo courtesy of Environmental Foundation Limited. After a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in ...

Somawathiya National Park, which covers 37,900 hectares (93,662 acres), is home to wide variety of other Sri Lankan species. Destruction in Somawathiya National Park for Dole and Letsgrow ...

A wildlife officer has been hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained after being attacked at the Somawathiya National Park. It is reported that the officer was attacked while he was about to ...

By Ifham Nizam Another 1,000 acres of the Somawathiya National Park were been grabbed yesterday by an organised group who removed boundary posts put up by Department of Wildlife, and placed them ...

The Somawathiya National Park has hit the headlines. It is not for the spread of nature or the sanctuary for nature within it, but the illegal land grab of 1,000 acres that has now moved on to 3,000 ...

There are dozens of villus in the park that retain the Mahaweli flood water. Endemic freshwater fish such as the flying barb are found in the flood plains, along with species such as tilapia. Visitors ...

He had entered the national park, erected tents and gone on fishing for pleasure Last Updated : 2024-01-12 06:47:00. Apps Advertising Home Delivery WNL Home Feedback E-paper Login ...

Campaigners say Dole had hoped to team up with a local company, Letsgrow Ltd, to plant the bananas in Somawathiya National Park. The park is home to elephants and other endangered species ...