Three Emu birds and four Ring-Tailed Lemurs from the Czech Republic arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (August 9) as part of an animal exchange programme.
Emus are the second-ranked flightless birds native to Australia whilst the Ring-Tailed Lemur is an endangered, omnivorous species native to Madagascar.
Likewise, three four-month-old Emu birds, two-year-old male Lemurs and two 11-year-old female Lemurs were brought to Sri Lanka.
After being quarantined for one month at Wagolla, Pinnawala zoo until October 6, they will be kept for exhibition to the public.
By: T.K.G. Kapila
Emu Bird
Red-Tailed Lemur
Arrived in SL yesterday
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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