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Sri Lankan sloth bear, M. u. inornatus: VU [14] Leopard කොටියා Panthera pardus: Sri Lankan leopard, P. p. kotiya: Endangered Asian palm civet කලවැද්දා Paradoxurus hermaphroditus: LC [15] Golden palm civet ශ්රී ලංකා බොර කලවැද්දා Paradoxurus zeylonensis: VU [16] Rusty-spotted cat
The rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of the cat family's smallest members, of which historical records are known only from India and Sri Lanka. [3] In 2012, it was also recorded in the western Terai of Nepal . [ 4 ]
Embark is a Sri Lankan animal rescue and welfare organization. [1] Since 2007, Embark has been conducting rescues, adoptions, sterilizations, vaccinations, education programmes and advocacy campaigns for the welfare of homeless dogs, cats and other animals.
The jungle cat is found in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Indian subcontinent, central and Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and in southern China. [ 1 ] [ 43 ] [ 40 ] A habitat generalist , the jungle cat inhabits places with adequate water and dense vegetation, such as swamps , wetlands , littoral and riparian areas, grasslands and shrub.
Sri Lankan environmentalist, Dr. Gothamie Weerakoon has discovered 51 new varieties of lichens endemic to Sri Lanka, of which 8 were found in the Knuckles Mountain Range. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] While Dr. Udeni Jayalal et al. found 2 new lichens from the Horton Plains in 2012, Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis . [ 27 ]
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Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.