EST 1894, The history of wildlife protection in Sri Lanka is almost synonymous with that of Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka
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Beyond national parks, the future of Sri Lanka’s leopards is being mapped. The WNPS–LOLC Multi-Regional Leopard Research & Conservation Project spans six landscapes, generating critical science to support human–leopard coexistence and conservation. #SriLankanLeopard
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Celebrating 10 years of rainforest restoration with a renewed vision for the future
@SampathSenevir9 @IUCN @ColomboUni @UniPeradeniya
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If you care about Sri Lanka’s wild spaces, this is where the conversation becomes action.
Read more: Daily FT feature on the lecture
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Conservation in action—science, law, and communities driving real impact across Sri Lanka. Join the conversation
Join us for Monthly Lecture 21st May 2026, 6 pm Jasmine Hall, BMICH
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Sri Lanka’s smallest wild cats are out there—you just haven’t noticed them yet.
Spot. Record. Protect.
Be part of the mission 👉 save.cat
#SaveSmallCats #SriLanka #Conservation
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Ready to put our city on the map? 🌏 Registration is open for the #CityNatureChallenge!
From April 24–27, join a global movement to document local biodiversity
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Conservation gets real when enforcement shows up. Encouraging to see police backing wildlife protection where it matters most. #SriLanka
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Aerial photos taken from Aircraft obtained by WNPS show how far the Sri Lanka Cricket Board progressed in illegally excavating Mandaitivu to build the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium
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Some conversations are too important to miss. This is one.
Sri Lanka’s wildlife is among the richest on Earth, yet its future depends on how deeply we care, learn, and act.
Thursday, 19th March, 6 pm at Jasmine Hall, BMICH
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This lecture will be especially valuable for tourism professionals, hospitality leaders, policymakers, conservationists, students, photographers, and nature enthusiasts
Join us on Thu 19th March, 6 pm, Jasmine Hall, BMICH
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A pioneering Livestock Insurance and Compensation Programme, launched with UNDP Sri Lanka, LOLC and the Department of Wildlife Conservation, offers rapid compensation to farmers who lose animals to leopard predation reducing retaliatory killings
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Sri Lanka’s #biodiversity is extraordinary—but much of it remains unexplored
Join renowned naturalist @GehandeSilva Wijeyeratne as he takes audiences on a journey across the island’s “tree of life” at the NTB WNPS Monthly Lecture
📅 19 Mar | 6 pm
📍 BMICH
Free & open to all
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The amazing #biodiversity of #SriLanka: An overview of the plants & animals on this magical island.
By @GehandeSilva Wijeyeratne
Thursday 19 March2026, 6.00 pm Jasmine Hall BMICH
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No sports complex or cricket stadium should be constructed on Mandaitivu. It is vital that the island and its ecosystems remain intact

Hands off Mandaitivu Island
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Don’t miss this evenings Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture at 6 pm, Jasmine Hall, BMICH a deep dive into why Sri Lanka’s wetlands matter more than ever and how you can help protect them. Read more & be part of the solution
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Join us on the 19th at 6.00 p.m. at the Jasmine Hall, BMICH, and be part of a conversation that truly matters. Read more in The Echo of Ceylon Today through the link below, engage, and stand for our wetlands before silence replaces science.
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Our cricket aspirations from south to north shouldn’t come at the cost of our fragile coastal wetlands and mangroves especially around Mandaitivu where proposed stadium development overlaps sensitive ecosystems and important biodiversity
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Straight talk, big signal
Packed hall. Sharp questions. Standing-room curiosity.
Last Thursday @NationsTrustLK WNPS Monthly Lecture proved one thing: Sri Lanka is hungry for serious conservation conversations—and we’re here for them
Join us every 3rd Thursday of the Month
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