Launch of 'Primates of Sri Lanka'

'Primates of Sri Lanka' a 156 page guide to the primates of Sri Lanka has been published by the The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), as part of its efforts to promote wildlife related tourism to the island.

"Sri Lankan primates have an established track record of generating millions of US dollars worth of television coverage" said SLTPB Managing Director Dileep Mudadeniya.

The publication which is authored by Anna Nekaris and Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, is sponsored by Metropolitan, the agents for Canon in Sri Lanka. At present it is available only in electronic format as a pdf and can be downloaded free of charge from www.srilanka.travel, www.metropolitan.lk and www.jetwingeco.com.

Primates are a group of animals that fascinate television audiences world-wide. This is especially true of countries in Europe, which are an important source of tourists for Sri Lanka.