Eric Wikramanayake
Eric Wikramanayake | |
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| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Bildung | S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Occupation | Conservation Scientist |
| Known for | Contributions to conservation in Sri Lanka, Director of World Wildlife Fund Hong Kong for Wildlife and Wetlands and Lead Asian Flyways Initiative, Chairperson of Environmental Foundation Limited |
Eric D. Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan conservationist.
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Born to Elanga Wikramanayake, a lawyer. His brothers are Arittha R Wikramanayake and Athula Wikramanayake. His grandfather was E. B. Wikramanayake. Educated at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia. Wikramanayake represented the school in Cricket and captained the second XI cricket team coached by Quentin Israel and was a school prefect. Class mates included Saliya Ahangama, Guy de Alwis, PL Munasinghe, Paul R. Mather, Stefan D'Silva, Uthum Herat, Chanaka Amaratunga and Devaka Fernando.
He obtained a BS in Biology (Summa Cum Laude) and M.S. in Biology from Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania and a PhD in Ecology from University of California, Davis, California.[1]
Professional career
He has worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant/Visiting Scientist Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA a Senior Conservation Scientist at World Wildlife Fund, Asia, USA. He is currently a Research Associate at Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA and a Trustee at the Centre for Conservation and Research, Sri Lanka.[2]
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 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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