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Feb 09, 2018

WNPS promotes small wild cat conservation

The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) will promote small wild cat conservation at its monthly lecture on 15 February at 6.00 p.m. at the Lotus Room of the BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.

Jan 09, 2018

WNPS monthly lecture on 18 January to focus on social life and survival strategies of leopards

The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society Monthly Lecture on 18 January 2018 will focus on ‘Social life and survival strategies of Sri Lankan leopards” with an expert presentation by Rukshan Jayawardene at 6.00 p.m. at the Cinema Hall, BMICH, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7...

Jan 06, 2018

Wildlife and Nature Protection Society Monthly Lecture – January 2018

Leopards are Mammalian carnivores at the apex of the food chain in this island....

Dec 08, 2017

Guardians of the Rainforest School kids get involved in conservation

Forests are the green lungs of the world which play the role of terrestrial carbon sinks by absorbing, storing and converting large amounts of carbon which would otherwise escape into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide....

Sep 18, 2017

"Wild animals a major threat to villagers" Response by the Wildlife & Nature Protection Society (WNPS)

Mr. Gunasekera Hiripitiya, in attempting to defend an irresponsible statement made by a Deputy Minister that wild elephants should be caught and sold.....

Sep 18, 2017

Combating wildlife trafficking with “detect and disrupt”

Star tortoises, cockatoos, leopards, pangolins, ‘white gold’ or ivory from elephant tusks, even frozen tiger-cubs and many more....