Eric Wikramanayake
Eric Wikramanayake | |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Executive Director at Environmental Foundation Limited |
Eric D. Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan conservationist.
Early life and education
He was born to
Wikramanayake represented the school in Cricket and captained the second XI cricket team coached by
.He obtained a
Career
He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant/Visiting Scientist
His work has included mammalian biology, ecological structure and conservation of fish assemblages in tropical wet-zone streams of Sri Lanka and the thermal ecology and behavior of monitor lizards, including the largest lizard in the world, the Komodo dragon that lives on three small islands in eastern Indonesia.[3]
He has provided technical assistance and advice to WWF's ecoregion-based conservation program and flagship species (elephant, rhino, and tiger) programs in Asia.[4]
He is the former executive director and the current Chairperson of Environmental Foundation Limited, a public interest litigation organization that aims to conserve and protect the environment.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Eric WIKRAMANAYAKE Senior Conservation Scientist at World Wildlife Fund Location Sri Lanka". lk.linkedin.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Eric Wikramanayake, Ph. D." www.worldwildlife.org. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Eric Wikramanayake, Ph. D." www.ccrsl.org. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Dr. Eric Wikramanayake". www.ccrsl.org. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Dr. Eric Wikramanayake". Environment Foundation (Guarantee) Limited. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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