{"id":148,"date":"2020-05-17T15:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T15:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/?p=148"},"modified":"2020-06-07T15:10:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T15:10:43","slug":"endemic-animals-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/2020\/05\/17\/endemic-animals-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Endemic Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_xlr\">\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/06\/e2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"e2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/06\/e2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/06\/e2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/06\/e2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zsjp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2020\/06\/e2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"id_5edd0256cca792957085266\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\">Artical no-17<br \/>\nA.A.E.B. Nirmani<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s beauty in diversity. Biodiversity is the most beautiful of them all. Sri Lanka is one of the 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Sri Lanka might be a tiny island but it\u2019s home to a large number of endemic species, irreplaceable if lost. They can\u2019t be found naturally in any other geographical location.<br \/>\nSri Lanka is blessed with the highest rates of endemis<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">m among amphibians, freshwater fish and reptiles. Endemic species of birds and mammals also can be found. 43% of vertebrates are endemic. Sri Lanka also has an interesting collection of endemic species of invertebrates, including arachnids, gastropods, crustaceans and insects.<br \/>\nUnfortunately Sri Lanka hasn\u2019t been very grateful about this gift of nature. These species suffer because of pollution, urbanization, encroach of habitats, unsustainable tourism, poaching and other anthropogenic activity. Most of the time when a development project is stamped with approval, atleast a few endemic species get endangered. On top of that, they suffer the impact of drastic climate changes, droughts, floods and sea erosion as well.<br \/>\nIf we are to protect endemic species, awareness has to be raised among people. Laws should be implemented and enforced adequately. Sustainable development and tourism should be encouraged. If we didn\u2019t act before it\u2019s too late, the world will loose a little bit of its magic.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftProductMiniListHscroll\" class=\"fbCommerceProductMiniListHscroll\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftLegacyTagList\" class=\"pts fbPhotoLegacyTagList\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCallToActionButton\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoButtons\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftPhotoFundraiser\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftOwnerButtons\" class=\"mvm fbPhotosPhotoOwnerButtons stat_elem\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftOriginalStory\" class=\"_56lj\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftComputerVisionAnnotation\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCVAnnotation\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftVideoFundraiser\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftViews\" class=\"_4p3v\"><\/div>\n<form id=\"u_3_2\" class=\"fbPhotosSnowliftFeedbackForm commentable_item collapsible_comments\" action=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ajax\/ufi\/modify.php\" method=\"post\">\n<div id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftFeedback\" class=\"fbPhotosSnowliftFeedback\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artical no-17 A.A.E.B. Nirmani There&#8217;s beauty in diversity. Biodiversity is the most beautiful of them all. Sri Lanka is one of the 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world. 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