Prof. Sampath Seneviratne

Prof. Sampath is a research scientist specializes in the study of evolution, molecular biogeography, and ornithology. Sampath is a birder, a naturalist, a forester, a conservationist, a writer and a public educator. His scientific discoveries include two species of birds, a species of tree snake and two species of parasitic insects described from Sri Lanka. He is the pioneer in tracking migratory birds using satellite trackers in Sri Lanka as well. He is a Professor in Zoology attached to the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, University of Colombo. He is also a committee member of the WNPS, and plays an active scientific advisory and hands-on leading role within PLANT.