Wild Sri Lanka
Wild Sri Lanka is a three-part documentary series exploring the diverse wildlife of Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of India. Sri Lanka is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. It is the place where we can see blue whales, sperm whales, leopards, Asian elephants, sloth bears, and many other endemic plants and animals. Now, researchers brings modern science and technology to bear, in order to take stock of what lives in the country.
| Episode 1 - Coast of Giants |
Episode 1 - Coast of Giants
For its size, Sri Lanka is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. What makes its wildlife so unique?
Episode 2 - Land of Lakes
The plains of Sri Lanka offer a wildlife spectacle to rival Africa's Serengeti. It may seem timeless, but life here faces constant changes.
Episode 3 - Forest of Clouds
Many species unique to Sri Lanka live nowhere except its central highlands, but the cloud forests are threatened by the tea trade.
| Related Links |
| Sri Lanka - wikipedia Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest. Its documented history spans 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. |
| Green Paradise: Sri Lanka Today, Sri Lanka is known principally for the beauty and great diversity of its landscapes: heavenly beaches, mountains, falls, famous tea plantations and forests. |
| Land of the Tiger This is a BBC nature documentary series presented by Valmik Thapar, exploring the natural history of the Indian subcontinent. |
| Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve This is a six-part BBC TV series presented by Simon Reeve, traveling around the edge of the Indian Ocean. |
| Planet Earth This is a BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough, looking at a global overview of different habitats on Earth. |
