A man in possession of a rare Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) has been arrested by the Wildlife Department in Kalundewela, Matale.
The suspect is to be produced before a Magistrate for illegally possessing the bird.
The parrot has been taken into custody of the Wildlife department.
The Plum-headed parakeet is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. It is usually found in flocks.
BY INDIKA ARUNA KUMARA
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
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