References
SOURCES, VIDEOS AND FURTHER READING
Thalangama wetland on YouTube
Videos on YouTube
- Colombo | RAMSAR accredited wetland capital city | Sri Lanka
- Birding in Colombo
- Release of non-native fish into the lake.
Birding at Thalangama
- SundayTimes.lk: The little known bird paradise
- Perera, Sandun. (2007). Bird communities as indicators of urbanisation pressure: A case study in lentic freshwater bodies and buffer habitats, along an urban-suburban gradient in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PDF file available on https://www.researchgate.net
- Ceylon Bird Club Birdwatching sites
- YouTube: Thalangama Lake Home for Native and Migratory Birds
- Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL). 2005. Student’s Wetland Pictorial Resource Book: Talangama Wetlands Tank. Colombo: (order hard copy here)
- Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL). 2016. Birds of Urban Wetlands in Colombo. (order hard copy here , or mail: fogsl1976@gmail.com)
International Wetland Day, February 2018
- Vanishing wetlands
- About 40,700 hectares connected by canals: Colombo Metropolitan City, the first wetland city
- World Wetlands Day: Valuing natural capital for sustainable urban development
- Colombo’s wetlands at risk
- The Growing Importance Of Colombo’s Shrinking Wetlands
The Thalangama wetland and its challenges
- National Wetland Directory of Sri Lanka
- Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Proposed Project on Madiwela East
- YouTube: Sri Lanka Telecom Pura Varuna - Thalangama Tank
- Talangama Lake – Experience Nature without Leaving the City
- Teaching & Learning in Colombo’s Suburban Wetlands
- SundayTimes.lk: Farmers wage Wetland battle
The International Water Management Institute published online this beautiful photo essay about our wetlands in and around Colombo which also mentions the Thalangama Wetland Watch
For Updates on the activities of the Thalangama Wetland Watch please see here.