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WNPS lecture: ‘Time is running out: Saving Sri Lanka’s vanishing wild’
View(s):Prof. Sevvandi Jayakody, Prof. Enoka Kudavidanage, Prof. Sampath Seneviratne and Jehan CanagaRetna, will be joined by Project field researchers Gihani Hettiarachchi, Pavithra Attanayake, Thilina M. Kumarasiri and Upuli Madarasinghe in presenting this month’s Wildlife and Nature Protection Society lecture ‘Time is Running Out: Saving Sri Lanka’s Vanishing Wild’ at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at the BMICH’s Jasmine Hall.
The lecture will spotlight four critical, high-stakes conservation battles unfolding right now: the escalating Human-Elephant Conflict, the silent vanishing of Sri Lanka’s majestic wildcats, the urgent need for ecosystem restoration on land and sea, and the race against extinction for the country’s unique endemic species.
This will be a thought-provoking, no-holds-barred session that challenges every participant, presenting real-world solutions driven by science, fieldwork and community action — and most importantly, how you can be part of the fight.
Prof. Sevvandi Jayakody is Chair of Sri Lanka’s National Mangrove Expert Committee and Marine Conservation Lead at WNPS, a driving force behind blue carbon and mangrove restoration initiatives. Conservation biologist Prof. Enoka Kudavidanage is Co-Chair of the WNPS Wild Cats Subcommittee, Prof. Sampath Seneviratne attached to the University of Colombo is a research scientist, forester, and conservationist, and Jehan CanagaRetna, Immediate Past President of WNPS, chairs the WNPS HEC Subcommittee.
Sharing of insights from the field work on key conservation initiatives will be Gihani Hettiarachchi, Pavithra Attanayake, Thilina M. Kumarasiri
and Upuli Madarasinghe.
The lecture is supported by Nations Trust Bank and is open to both members and non members.