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Sarath Kotagama
Vidya Jyothi Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama ( si, සරත් විමලබන්ඩාර කොටගම) is a Sri Lankan ornithologist and environmentalist. He is a Professor Emeritus and former head of the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo. Education Kotagama obtained a BSc from the University of Colombo, and gained a PhD on the feeding and behavioral ecology of rose-ringed parakeet at the University of Aberdeen. Career Since 1974, Kotagama has lectured at the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo and at the Zoological Division, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka reaching Senior Lecturer - Grade I by 1997. Between 1989 and 1990 he served as Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation on secondment. In 1997, he was appointed Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo holding it until he gained Professor Emeritus status on retirement. He also served a tenure as Head of the Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Department Of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)
The Department of Wildlife Conservation ( Sinhala: වනජීවී සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ''Vanajivi Sanrakshana Departhamenthuwa'') is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka. It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka. Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation. The head of the Department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as ''Warden''. It was established in October 1949 with Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC as its first Warden. Personal Head quarters The department is headed by the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, with it headquarters located in Battaramulla. The head office is made up of several divisions covering operations and administration under the preview of Directors, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors. Field deployments Eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Ornithologists
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Biologists
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Living People
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Cnemaspis Kotagamai
''Cnemaspis kotagamai'', or Kotagama's day gecko, is a species of diurnal gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka, described in 2019 from Ratnapura. Etymology The specific name ''kotagamai'' is named in honor of renowned and leading ornithologist Prof. Sarath Kotagama, for his contributions to the biodiversity conservation and management in Sri Lanka. Taxonomy The species is closely related to ''C. ingerorum'' and ''C. kallima'' morphological aspects. Ecology The species was discovered from a granite cave in Bambaragala forest, Pallebedda, Ratnapura. Description Snout-to-vent length is 29.8 mm in adult male. Granular scales are weakly keeled. Chin, gular, pectoral, and abdominal scales are smooth. There are 114–119 paravertebral granules. One precloacal pore is present. In males, 4–5 femoral pores are present. Median row of subcaudal scales In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail.Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duttaphrynus Kotagamai
''Duttaphrynus kotagamai'' (Kotagama's dwarf toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. ''D. kotagamaii'' is named after Sarath Kotagama. A grown male is 33–40 mm in length, while a female reaches 55–63 mm. It is nocturnal, and lives commonly under rocks or decomposed leaves. It is found in Massena, Kitulgala, and Singharaja forests. Its diet consists of termites and grasshoppers. Its breeding biology has not been recorded, but it presumably takes place in water, probably in streams. Habitat loss (small-scale agriculture) and human disturbance (local tourism) are the primary threats to this species. It is considered endangered by the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotagama
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Kotagama may refer to: * Sarath Kotagama *Kotagama inscriptions The Kotagama inscription found in Kegalle District in Sri Lanka is a record of victory left by the Aryacakravarti kings of the Jaffna Kingdom in western Sri Lanka.Rasanayagm, ''Ancient Jaffna'', p.364 The inscription reads; Some historians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Ornithology Group Of Sri Lanka
Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, commonly abbreviated FOGSL, is the Sri Lankan affiliate of BirdLife International. It was founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of birds and preservation of the environment. FOGSL headquarters are situated in the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Its president is Professor Sarath Kotagama Activities and events Identifying and proposing Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Sri Lanka is one of the main activities of the group. This project has now entered its second phase, conducting studies to evaluate the biodiversity of proposed 70 IBAs. Conducting research on some selected endemic birds, the Sri Lanka blue magpie and spot-winged thrush, is another activity of the group. Following the events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, FOGSL provided some direct humanitarian assistance. The group helped in wetland restoration, rebuilding schools, and coastal land-use planning. National bird ringing programmes conducted in Bundal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open University Of Sri Lanka
"The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL; si, ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs of study leading to certificate, diploma, degrees and postgraduate degrees up to PhD level through the Open and Distance Mode of Learning (ODL).The Open University of Sri Lanka Homepag Retrieved 23 November 2009. The degrees awarded by the university are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other Sri Lankan University under the preview of the University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), University Grants Commission. The OUSL Main Campus and colombo regional centre (C010) is located in Colombo in Nawala, Nugegoda. There are 8 regional centers in addition to main campus at Nawala. They are: * Kandy Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Jyothi
The Vidya Jyothi ( si, විද්යාජෝති; ta, வித்யா ஜோதி, translit=Vityā Jōti) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "''for outstanding scientific and technological achievements''". It is the highest national honour for science in Sri Lanka for outstanding contribution to the development of the country through dedicated work in the chosen field. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Jyothi ranks lower than Veera Chudamani. Awardees Awardees include: ;1986 * Geoffrey Manning Bawa * Arthur Charles Clarke * Suntheralingam Gnanalingam * Arumadura Nandasena Silva * Arumugam Wisvalingam Mailvaganam * Christopher Rajindra Panabokke * E.O. Eustace Pereira ;1987 * Gamini Lakshman Peiris ;1988 * Phillip Reyvatha Wijewardene * Kanapathypillai Yoheswaran * Nandrani Swarnamitta de Zoysa ;1989 * Ratna Sabapathy Cooke ;1990 * Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma * Kotti Rambukkana Mahawahalla Anthony Don Michael * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath Kotagama At FOGSL Workshop At Rajarata University Of Sri Lanka
Sarath may refer to: People *R. Sarath, Indian film director and Screewriter. *Sarath (composer) or Sharreth (born 1969), Indian film composer *Sarath Babu (born 1951), Indian film actor *Sarath Das (born 1978), Indian film actor * Sarath Fonseka (born 1950), Sri Lankan military leader *R. Sarathkumar (born 1954), Indian film actor, journalist and politician *Sarath Ranawaka (1951–2009), Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * Sarath N. Silva, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka *Sarath Kumara Gunaratna, Sri Lankan politician and former minister *Sarath Weerasekara (born 1951), Sri Lankan politician, admiral and former deputy minister * Sarath Amunugama, Sri Lankan academic * Sarath Amunugama (politician) (born 1939), Sri Lankan civil servant, politician, and minister Places * Sarath, Deoghar, a community development block in Jharkhand, India * Sarath, Deoghar (village) Sarath is a village in Sarath CD block in the Madhupur subdivision of the Deoghar distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
