Hi Phil, I would certainly look up and contact Pruthu Fernando, who is a renowned expert on Sri Lanka fauna (esp. elephants) and has a great deal of field research experience in-country.. he is a wonderful guy and very knowledgeable.... I'm sure he'll have some pointers... try: http://www.ccrsl.org/CCR/WhoWeAre/PrithivirajFernando.htm https://www.facebook.com/savingganesh/posts/750401225081957 http://whitleyaward.org/winners/asian-elephants-sri-lanka/
John Mickelson Geospatial and Ecological Services 501 Stage Rd. Monroe, NY 10950-3217 (845) 893-4110 [email protected] On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Phil Rekret <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ecologgers, > > I am a recent MSc graduate in Integrative Biology from Toronto and I have > been invited by friends to help them open up a wildlife research center on > 22acres of privately owned land next to Gal Oya National Park in Sri Lanka. > Does anyone have, or know someone who has, any experience opening up a > research center from essentially from scratch or any experience conducting > research in Sri Lanka? > At the moment, we are starting out with 5 locally educated > biologists/naturalists who know a lot about the wildlife in the area and > have set up trail cameras to begin monitoring and collecting data. > Any help or advice you can provide me would be greatly appreciated! > > Cheers, > Phil Rekret
