Half way through – what are we doing at WWCT
Although our focus was on the bird monitoring and butterfly surveys for the Patch Forest Project biodiversity research we ended up...
Although our focus was on the bird monitoring and butterfly surveys for the Patch Forest Project biodiversity research we ended up...
Anskar Lenzen & Lea Milde – Van Hall University, Netherlands April 2017 We both had a passion for animals, nature and wildlife lifelong....
Working with the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust was an incredible experience in which I learnt so much in preparation for my...
Sashini Fernando – Ladies College, Colombo & Monash University, Australia Jan – March 2015 “During my time volunteering with the WWCT on...
After a lot of e-mail contact before coming here we got different information and expectation of this place. We discussed that our focus...
My journey to becoming a Panther Diploma holder… It was a great surprise to hear I was selected as one of the panthers (what they call...
Our second field visit however was quite eventful. We left as usual early in the morning and checked a few camera traps. One of the...
Biodiversity of forest fragments in the central highlands: A comparison between an isolated forest fragment (Dunumadallawa) and one in...
I am now a science graduate from the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. I needed to do a research project in my final semester. During...
January was very busy, with a rush to collect the last data before leaving in a couple of short weeks back to the Netherlands. I know now...
After the completion of my Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) from Deakin University,...
I chose to do my practical training component University internship from Deakin University, Australia at WWCT. Wanting to learn hands on...
Another part of my thesis research was to study the diet of the leopards in the central highlands, to determine whether or not this may...
My interests lie in carnivore research for the purpose of conservation, which is what the Leopard Project is essentially about. This is...
The main aim of our visit to the Vavunikulam region was to obtain evidence of the presence of mainly leopards and also the presence of...
By Andrew Kittle – March 2015 The tall monsoonal forest that blankets the lower and middle slopes of the Ritigala Strict Natural Reserve...