House on rent for travellers on holiday to Sri Lanka   House on rent for travellers on holiday to Sri Lanka Excellent house for short stay situated in Rajagiriya Fully furnished Two bedrooms two bathrooms fully airconditioned Modern kitchen, gas cooker-oven, laundry, washing machine, Fridge etc. Carport for a small car. Telephone, WIFI, TV, Secure, quiet area, walking distance to the super market, bus stand, Welikada town. 10 minutes to Colombo. Rent. $35.00 per day. Enquiries 0403159102. ...

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Beddagana Wetland Park – verdant mosaic of wetlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka and minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Beddagana Wetland Park is home to diverse aquatic birds, butterflies, dragonflies and mammals native to Sri Lanka and Asian wetlands. During the migratory season from August to April, the wetland is a popular stopover of migratory birds similar to a transit location, a haven for diverse flocks of shorebirds or waders which include plovers as well as sandpipers. According to naturalists, the wetlands is home to 50 species of birds, 20 species of fish,119 species of butterflies and endangered mammals such as fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus), a nocturnal mammal included in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) red list as an endangered mammal in 2008. The extent of the Wetland Park is 18 hectares, a ...

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