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Malaka Rodrigo
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Science and Environmental Journalist, Freelance
Sri Lanka
Beats
Biography
I am a naturalist with an IT background that took environmental journalism in 2007 to follow my belief that the first step to conservation is awareness. I write extensively on biodiversity, wildlife, oceans, water, climate change. I am also interested in taking up assignments on science reporting.
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Content
By Malaka Rodrigo| Mongabay Verified “This Is Not a Pearl,” a short film by Sri Lankan filmmaker Tharindu Ramanayaka, uses a poetic narrative of a pearl oyster mistaking toxic plastic pellets, or nurdles, for her pearl to symbolize the environmental devastation caused by the 2021 MV X-Press Pearl disaster. The sinking of the MV X-Press Pearl off Sri Lanka’s coast released 1,680 metric tons of plastic nurdles, marking the world’s largest nurdle spill and triggering long-term damage to marine ecosystems.
By Malaka Rodrigo| Scroll.in Verified After a fruitful safari at Wilpattu National Park, wildlife photographer Rohan Fonseka and his colleagues ventured toward the Maradanmaduwa area, hoping to catch a glimpse of a sloth bear. Their luck held as a full-grown bear emerged from the dry zone forest, offering rare and memorable photo opportunities. But what seemed like a rewarding end to the day turned tragic the next morning, when the same bear’s lifeless body was found near the corridor of the Maradanmaduwa wildlife circuit bungalow.
By Malaka Rodrigo| The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) Verified View(s): By Malaka Rodrigo Although the annual school sports events concluded without major incidents this year despite the rising heat, the traditional Aluth Avurudu games — once a source of joy for children — now warrant extra caution in the face of a changing climate. In March 2024, sixteen-year-old Vidurshan, a student from Ampara in Eastern Sri Lanka, collapsed midway through the inter-house marathon event. He died in hospital.
Company Info
Freelance
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