WNPS lecture on ‘Conserving Sri Lanka’s Native Freshwater Fish’ on 21 August

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The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society’s monthly lecture for August will be delivered by Prof. Devaka Weerakoon, titled ‘Conserving Sri Lanka’s Native Freshwater Fish: A Far Greater Challenge than Meets the Eye’.

Professor Weerakoon graduated from the University of Colombo in 1985 with a major in Zoology. He received a Fulbright Scholarship in 1988 to study in USA where he has completed his MSc. and PhD. at Illinois State University. In 1995 he returned to University of Colombo and worked as a conservation biologist. He is also technical advisor for the Red Listing program of Sri Lanka from 1996 to date. At present he also serves as the technical advisor for the Ministry of Environment on conservation of threatened species in Sri Lanka. He has also worked as a consultant to the Department of Wildlife Conservation where he has provided technical support for preparation and implementation of protected area management plans, managing alien invasive species in protected areas, habitat mapping, protected area gap analysis, and conducting bird surveys. He has also worked as a consultant to several Government departments of Sri Lanka. The lecture will be on Thursday 21 August at 6:15 p.m. at the Department of Meteorology Auditorium, 383, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 (opposite BMICH). All are welcome and entrance is free.