Nature’s secrets between pages
Uvindu ILLEPERUMA
Primates of Sri Lanka, a 156 page guide authored by well-known
wildlife personality Gehan de Silva Wijerathne and Anna Nekaris was
launched at Barefoot Gallery on February 10.
The book being launched at Barefoot |
The book was published by the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau to
promote wildlife related tourism in the island. The publication was
sponsored by Metropolitan, the agent for Canon in Sri Lanka.
“Sri Lankan primates have an established track record of generating
millions of US dollars worth of television coverage,” explained Sri
Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau Managing Director Dileep Mudadeniya.
“In the search for new tools for gaining media coverage we have to
think laterally. They offer a good medium through which we can gain
access to print and television in these countries Primates is quite
popular in developed countries,” he added.
Famous Open air
playhouses |
- Primates of Sri Lanka
- Authors - Gehan de Silva
Wijerathne and Anna Nekaris
- Pages: 156
- Publication - Sri Lankan
Tourism Promotion Bureau
- Sponsor Metropolitan
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The book divided into two parts discusses the social behavior and
ecology of primates and semi technical species accounts on the five
species of primates found in Sri Lanka.
It is high time for Sri Lanka to emerge in Eco tourism. Some of the
species of primates happens to be subject extinction under critical
circumstances of the environment.
The book will urge the community to venture towards wild life
conservation. One of the positive outcomes that is from this move is
that primate lovers in local and international context would lavish
their attention on these endangered species.
This travel can be read and downloaded free of charge on http://www.srilanka.travel/pdf/broucher/primates
Canon.pdf or on http://www.metrololitan.lk/ newsgroup.aspx. or on
www.jetwingeco.com |