Wild Sri Lanka

(Hardback, 3rd New edition)

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Wild Sri Lanka describes the flora and fauna of a country that has one of the highest species densities in the world including a number of endemic plants and animals. Unusually for a moderately sized island it also has large mammals. It is one of the best places in the world for seeing and photographing Leopards, Asian Elephants, Sloth Bears, and whales and dolphins. It also has the largest annually recurring Gathering of wild elephants of anywhere in the word; a truly spectacular event.

This fully updated third edition brings together all of Sri Lankas top wildlife stories, many of which have come to light only in the last few years. Further chapters detail wildlife-watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife-watching calendar to help plan a trip. Throughout the book there are extracts from A Naturalists Journal which in the form of a first person commentary take readers to specific habitats in search of the animals to be found there.

Author Bio

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne is one of Sri Lanka's most high-profile wildlife personalities. Gehan graduated in Civil Engineering from Imperial College London, a global top ten university. He went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in London with Deloittes and become a risk management specialist in banking. He is passionate about Sri Lanka's natural history and has authored and photographed over 400 articles for national and international newspapers and magazines on Sri Lankan biodiversity, travel and business topics. His 25 books include A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Sri Lanka and numerous Naturalists Guides, pocket ID guides on specific wildlife, all published by John Beaufoy Publishing.