The Wisent, or European Bison. Very little is known about this enigmatic mega herbivore. Many Sri Lankans wouldn't even know there was bison in Europe. But this is the largest land animal in Europe and has been roaming the dark forests of the continent for millennia. This is proven with the many cave paintings by our ancient ancestors depicting hunting ...
Hop on to the Ultimate Island Safari with Classic Sri Lanka!13N/14D Package Includes:Accommodation and Meals as per ItineraryAll transfers in comfortable air conditioned vehiclesGuided by the best naturalists in the countryEntrance Tickets as mentioned on Itinerary Safari Jeep Rides Whale Watching Plane RidesFour Mineral Water Bottles per person per dayLeech Socks & Insect Repellent Welcoming at Airport with garlands and ...
My story with Gajaba the mighty tusker found in the North Central region of the country , starts over 5 years ago, with a random video clip seen on facebook of this gigantic specimen of an elephant patrolling a lake bed along with a herd of elephants. The bull was significantly taller than all the elephants around, and I was ...
It was March 2017, and the season when most past pupils from my alma mater S.Thomas College and our rival school Royal College, get together for 3 days in what is the oldest cricket match on record which has been played since 1879. A time when men from all walks of life, from students to corporate CEO's get together in ...
Minneriya National Park is the home of the now world famous “gathering” of elephants. Every year hundreds of elephants from around the region congregate on the banks of this massive man made tank built by one of the greatest kings in our history King Mahasen, to feed on the sweet grasses. Nowhere on earth will you see so many elephants ...
Bundala was one of the first National Parks I visited as a small child. My parents and few other family friends headed on a trip in October 1991, back before anyone had heard of the place. We booked the Lanka Salt Bungalow which was a very basic place bordering the park. I was only five years old at the time ...
Wasgamuwa as one of the first parks that I had the privilege of visiting during my early years at school. I have a particular fondness for elephants and this place was an instant hit for me. We did not see many elephants during my initial trip in 1997 due to the severe drought. There were hardly any animals around, but ...
Wilpattu in a place which I fell in love with more recently. At present it is my favorite national park. The primary reason for not visiting the wonderful place earlier is because park was closed during most of my childhood, and was opened up to the public only in 2002 during the ceasefire agreement between the government and the LTTE. ...
Yala or Ruhunu National Park is the most famous Safari destination in Sri Lanka. The park was out of bounds for a few years due to a terrorist attack in 1996, therefore even after Yala was re opened to the public the school did not want take any risks by taking young school children into a place with another possible ...
Today was a very goomy day, with overcast clouds etc. I was at home, being a Saturday, and as usual there was a long power cut. There was nothing to do at home, and after about 2 hours was getting ever so boring. So I decided to go out, and what better place than our usual neighborhood haunt Thalangama Lake.It ...
I will never forget the first meeting of the Wildlife Society which I attended in 1997. I was the youngest member, and all the other boys were seniors in their late teens. This did not hold me back and I signed up for the first trip of the year, which was a 5 day camping excursion to Udawalawe. The cost ...
Hello friends,Finally after coming back from Africa and spending a few weeks at home, I started getting the bug again. For people like me, its hard not to get the jungle vibe, and the urge to get back into the wilderness. Hence during end of April, I decided to do a quick trip to parts of Yala National Park which ...
Africa a place of my dreams. This was a land I was fascinated by since I was a little boy going through the amazing images on the National Geographic magazines, and the documentaries I watched. A land of teeming wildlife, and legendary species. This was my dream and something I needed to accomplish in my life. Further, I had a ...
Dear Friends, Its been ages since I posted anything on the blog. I sincerely apologize for such a long time lapse, as was very busy with my book launch and exhibition which was successfully completed. I greatly appreciate the support extended by my family and friends. Without their help this even wouldn't have been possible. The book is now available ...
Dear Friends. My first book titled "Children of Eden- A Tribute to the Wildlife of Sri Lanka" is available for pre order. The book is priced at Rs 4,500 per copy.Copies are limited and hence please pre book your copy, which can be collected at the exhibtion on 5th December (Harold Peiris Gallery) or posted after the event upon request. ...
preparation for a coffee table book is key. Finalizing the pictures you want to feature in the book takes a very long time. Sometimes its very hard to let go of some images, as you may have a personal attachment to them. But in order to publish a book, one has to make sure the best of the best are ...
Dear Friends I am pleased to announce that I will be publishing my first coffee table book titled "Children of Eden". It will feature a collection of images I have taken during my travels to the wild of Sri Lanka. Also the book will feature narrations and articles about my experiences, encounters etc. This is a dream of mine which ...
There are few things which can be considered truly mind bogglingly hard to find. The rarity make the aura of its/their existence almost mythical. Given this context, the knowlege of a very rare recessive gene in a particular troop of endemic species of monkeys found only in Sri Lanka is music to my ears. the particular recessive gene in mention ...
The Avurudhu holidays were coming and I still didn’t have any solid plans. During last few days coming on to the holidays I made a last moment decision to do a two day trip to the great blue oceans in Mirissa. My friend Ganindu runs the best whale watching operation in the area named as Whale Watching Mirissa and I ...
This was a trip which was more than a year in the making. Ever since my amazing trip to Horton in 2013 with Riaz I wanted to do a bungalow booking in the park and stay over and see if I can have luck in photographing many of the amazing wildlife found there. With this plan in mind I discussed ...
