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Pay Drechsel is going for his daily morning walk around Thalangama Wetland, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.

Fishing cats: finding the elusive creatures in Colombo

Magazine:   GEOGRAPHICAL - Monday, 14 October 2024



Pay Drechsel is going for his daily morning walk around Thalangama Wetland, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.

The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers

News paper:   The Island - Sunday, 3 November 2024



Pay Drechsel is going for his daily morning walk around Thalangama Wetland, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.

From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka's natural flood buffers

News website:   BBC - Saturday, 21 September 2024



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Nature’s Keepers: Dr. Pay Drechsel and the Thalangama Wetland Watch

News paper: The Sunday Morning - Sunday, 24 March 2024, Brunch page 1-2



The foreigner, who is a model for Sri Lanka

The foreigner, who is a model for Sri Lanka

YouTube: Mission Lanka - Friday, 2 September 2022



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

World Wetlands Day - Cleaning at Thalangama wetland

TV channel: Hiru TV NEWS - Wednesday, 2 February 2022



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Thalangama wetland under double threat

News paper: The Sunday Times - Sunday, 6 February 2022



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Wetland Watch in the No. 01 ranking national television program ‘Atapattama’.

TV channel: ITN - Wednesday, 16 June 2021



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Wetland Watch in the 'Lakmawa' (ලක්මව ජාතික පුවත්පත) Newspaper.

News paper: Lakmawa - Sunday, 07 February 2021



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Wetland Watch in the weekly 'Mawbima' (මව්බිම ජාතික පුවත්පත) Newspaper.

News paper: Mawbima - Friday, 19 February 2021



Examples of waste removed from various locations of the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area

Since 2018, the Wetland Watch receives comments on the 'Battaramulla' Facebook page.

Facebook: Tuesday, 10 July 2018