Neela Haritha News

Forty five (45) turtle hatchlings released to the ocean by Navy turtle conservation project

Forty five (45) turtle hatchlings emerged at the turtle conservation site at Panama managed under the Navy turtle conservation project, were released to the ocean, today (28 February 2020).

28 Feb 2020

Navy rescues fifteen sea turtles entangled in fishing net

The Navy, during a patrol in the seas off Thalaimannar, managed to rescue 15 sea turtles entangled in a fishing net, today (10th February 2020).

10 Feb 2020

Navy carries out beach cleaning programmes to keep waste free costal line

Two more events of the Navy’s beach cleaning programme were conducted in the Northern and Southern Naval Commands on 05th and 07th February 2020.

10 Feb 2020

Crew members of INS ‘Jamuna’ pitch in with SLN to clean Mount Lavinia beach

The crew members of INS ‘Jamuna’ pitched in with their SLN counterparts to clean the Mount Lavinia beach today (08th February 2020).

08 Feb 2020

Navy launches mangrove plantation campaign in Panama

The Navy, being a prominent player in conducting marine and terrestrial conservation programmes, carried out another event at Panama today (08th February 2020) to promote productive ecosystems through plantation of mangrove saplings.

08 Feb 2020

Navy’s passion for turtle conservation pays rich dividends; turtle hatchlings emerge from conservation site at Galle Face beach

Starting a new chapter in the Sri Lanka Navy's turtle conservation project, a bale of sea turtle hatchlings emerged from the turtle conservation site at the Galle Face on 05th February 2020.

06 Feb 2020

Navy conducts several beach cleaning programmes

Several programmes of the Sri Lanka Navy’s beach cleaning effort were held at the beaches of Hambantota, Panama, Baththalangunduwa and Trincomalee on 31st January 2020.

02 Feb 2020

More mangroves planted by Navy to protect mangrove environment

The Sri Lanka Navy launched another mangrove plantation campaign under its Mangrove Conservation programme, on 31st January 2020.

01 Feb 2020

Navy rescues sea turtle trapped in bag

The Navy rescued a sea turtle, which was trapped in a bag, in the seas off Negombo area, on 29th January 2020.

01 Feb 2020

Navy releases sea turtle hatchlings into ocean

The Navy has been instrumental in bringing about initiatives for the conservation of sea turtles which have been classified as threatened or endangered species.

30 Jan 2020