WNPS monthly lecture on 19 October puts spotlight on north

• Expert Dr. S. Wijeyamohan to share insights to “Wildlife and wilderness in the north: Largely ignored but of vital value”

The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) monthly lecture will feature Dr. S. Wijeyamohan focusing on the subject “Wildlife and wilderness in the north: Largely ignored but of vital value.”

The lecture will be held on 19 October at 6 p.m. at Jasmine Hall, BMICH

Dr. Wijeyamohan is well known in conservation circles as someone who has long championed the cause of conservation in the North and the East specialising in Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management, he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Bio-science of the University of Vavuniya. Though much of his work has been on the human-elephant conflict (HEC), particularly in trialling low cost ‘hanging’ electric fencing for its mitigation, he has also campaigned for the preservation of all wildlife and the wilderness of these special areas.

As a member of the IUCN Asian Elephant Group and of the IUCN Crocodile Specialists Group, he has numerous publications to his credit.

A mentor and guide for many young scientists and researchers of the North and the East, and with his wide base of knowledge, there can be none better than Dr. Wijeyamohan to help us understand the reality, and lift the fog of ignorance of these vastly bio diverse, and increasingly threatened, vitally precious areas of this nation.