KODIGAHAKANDA - Awareness Workshop for Primary School Children.

Haritha Diyatha co-ordinated an Awareness field workshop for the Grade 4 & 5 students of the Homagama, Vidyakeerthi Primary School. This was organised on the request of the school's Principal Mr. Sooriyakula, following a 'Haritha Diyatha one-day workshop' held at the school earlier.
The field workshop was held at the Kodigaha-kanda Forest Reserve in Horana.
The members of the 'Mihithala Mithuro Bio-diversity center' at Kodigahakanda and Mr. Sajeewa Chamikara too contributed in conducting the awereness programs. The Principal and a few teachers too participated along the group of about sixty students.

an Introduction....

instructions on field behavior...

Hiking up.....

observing nature.....

decending along a small slope....

... and a climb again ....

.... a steep climb ...

... and marching down ...

Mr. Sajeewa Chamikara : focusing the attention to ....

grouping back.... after the hike ....

awareness.... continues ....

on the way-back to the center ....

Awareness activities.... back at the center....

"Do You Know...?"

prizes.... for winners & participants.

and the conclutions....

Yala National Park - on 01st February 2015

Day  02 of the Haritha Diyatha 3-Day trip.

leaving the Saltern Gurugoda Bungalow

Common Hoopoe

Garganey (Male & Female)

White-bellied Sea Eagle

Little Green Bee-eater

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Common Tern

Indian Roller

Indian Silverbill

'Atha-gala' (Tusker-rock)

Malabar Sprite

Saltwater Crocodile

Crossing-over to Yala Block - 2 (under special permission)

Inside Yala Block-02

Water Buffalo

Wild Pig

'Savvana'  type eco-systems

Menik-ganga Moya

Leopard ( Panthera pardus kotiya ) - back in Block-01

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The Group @ Block-02, with Jayanetti and Deepal who made it possible...

Kalametiya Wetland Santuary - Bandagiriya & Yahangala @ Tissamaharama

The Haritha Diyatha Yala/Bundala trip 2015 took place from the 31st of January to the 02nd of February 2015. On day 01, the Kalametiya Wetland Santuary was visited. Also, Bandagiriya & Yahangala (two archealogical sites) close to Tissamaharama were visited.

Kalametiya Santuary

Pied Kingfisher

Common Greenshank

Common Redshank

Blyth's Pipit

stopping for a King-Coconut on the way

Bandagiriya Rock Inscription - information board

the Inscription

stone steps @ Bandagiriya

stupas @ Bandagiriya

Bandagiriya

Stupas @ Yahangala

Bandagiriya

Tawny Coster (mating couple)

Coppersmith Barbet

Green Imperial Pigeon

Blue Percher (Male)

Blue Percher (Female)

Ready for a late-lunch... @ the end of a long day