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Sarath Kotagama

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Education
Career
Honors
Writings
References

{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}Vidya Jyothi Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama ({{lang-si|සරත් විමලබන්ඩාර කොටගම}}) is a Sri Lankan ornithologist and environmentalist. He is a Professor Emeritus and former head of the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo.^[1]

Education

Kotagama obtained a BSc from the University of Colombo, and gained a PhD on the feeding and behavioral ecology of rose-ringed parakeet at the University of Aberdeen.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

Career

Since 1974, Kotagama has lectured at the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo and at the Zoological Division, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka reaching Senior Lecturer - Grade I by 1997. Between 1989 to 1990 he served as Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation on secondment. In 1997, he was appointed Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo holding it until he gained Professor Emeritus status on retirement. He also served a tenure as Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Colombo. Currently he is a Scientific adviser to the Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

During his career he had served as a Consultant to many government and non-government organizations, as well as been a member of several Advisory Committees in the Central Environmental Authority, Department of National Museums and the Sri Lanka Foundation. He has also served as the past president of Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, Vice President of Ecotourism Society of Sri Lanka and member of the Society for Conservation Biology.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}^[2]

Honors

He was awarded the "2003 Distinguished Service Award for Environment Education and Journalism" by the International Society for Conservation Biology and the endemic toad Bufo kotagamai is named after Kotagama for the honour. In 2017, he was award the title of Vidya Jyothi by the Government of Sri Lanka.

Writings

Pictorial Pocket Guide 3 - Mammals in Sri Lanka - 2004
An Illustrated guide to Birds of Sri Lanka (E-book)

References

1. ^Academic Staff, Department of Zoology
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/03/15/rev09.asp|title=Not a ‘bird-brained’ plan!|last=Dole|first=Nilma|date=15 March 2009|work=Sunday Observer|accessdate=2009-10-21}}

Sarath Kotagama - Pipl Profile
[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205061304/http://unescap.org/esid/pdf/MEAs_program.pdf UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC]
Young Biologists Association, Sri Lanka: AN EVENING WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST, Prof. Sarath Kotagama
Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business
University of Colombo
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