Prof. Enoka P. Kudavidanage
Conservation Biologist
Co-chair WNPS Wildcat Committee
Enoka is a Professor in Conservation Biology, affiliated with the Sabaragamuwa University. She obtained her B.Sc honours, and M.Sc. at the University of Colombo, and her Ph.D. at the National University of Singapore. Her research areas include Wildlife Crime Mitigation, Ecology, and Conservation of the Sri Lankan Leopard, Protected Area Management, and Utilizing Biological Indicators to monitor the Impacts of Land-use change and Community-level impacts of Agro-Chemicals. She co-founded the Topical Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), a non-profit organization to facilitate conservation work and networking. Enoka is the regional secretary for the Association for the Tropical Biology and Conservation-(ATBC) Asia Pacific chapter, Co-chair of the Wild Cat Conservation Committee of the WNPS, and a Trustee of the Federation of Environmental Organizations (FEO).