WNPS lecture on avifauna
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Dr. Sampath S. Seneviratne will deliver this month’s Wildlife and Nature Protection Society lecture on the subject ‘From Woodies to Plovers: an untold story of our national identity’ on February 18 at 6 p.m. via zoom and FB Live.
When it comes to avifauna, the exceptionally high number of endemics – the species found nowhere else but in Sri Lanka – is a salient feature of this island nation.
In the light of recent discoveries of Hanuman Plover and Red-backed Flameback, Sampath will illustrate the art and science of finding new birds and how that revolutionizes the understanding, valuation and protection of our own national identity.
Dr. Sampath Seneviratneis a research scientist specializing in the study of evolution, molecular ecology and ornithology.
The WNPS Public Lecture is presented in association with Nations Trust Bank and open to all
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