Field Sessions

2025: Night Expedition: Lower Hanthana, organized by the Biology Guild, University of Peradeniya in collaboration with G17 University Ambassador; served as a resource person.

2025: A nocturnal field session for Undergraduate Environmental Sustainable Leaders, organized by the Centre for Environmental Sustainability, University of Peradeniya

2024: Lower Hanthana night field expedition, organized by the Hanthana Conservation Society, University of Peradeniya

2023: Herpetology night field session, organized by the Hanthana Conservation Society, University of Peradeniya

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Workshops Organized

2025: One-day workshop on Biodiversity Conservation for Kegalle District Development Officers

2024: Training session for Central Environmental Authority officials, with the Centre for Environmental Sustainability, University of Peradeniya

2024: Three-day residential workshop on Field Identification of Land Snails at Kanneliya Forest Reserve (with Dinarzarde Raheem and Oshaan Wedage)

2023: Identification and Safe Handling of Venomous Snakes, one-day workshop organized by the University Explorers' Club, University of Peradeniya

2023: The Snail Identification Workshop at the 21st Century Collection-based Natural History Seminar, Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala, India.

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Outreach Activities for School Students

2024: One-day biodiversity workshop and field visit to the Kanneliya Forest Reserve, organized by Udugama Central College, Udugama. 2023: One-day workshop and biodiversity exploration at Kurulukele, organized by Kegalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle.

2023: “Biodiversity Around Us” programme for the Environment Protection School Society, Vidyapradeepa School, Kandy.

2022: “Walk Around Kandy Lake” programme for the Parisara Niyamu Society, Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy.

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Invited Talks

2023: Seminar on “Ecosystems and biomes with special reference to Sri Lanka” Organized by the Science Section, St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy, Sri Lanka

2023: "Introduction to Scorpions of Sri Lanka" Organized by Young Explorers Society, Kandy

2022: "Scorpions of Sri Lanka" Organized by Small Cat Advocacy & Marine Environmental Conservation Society, Biodiversity Youth Camp, Kandy

2022: "Scorpions of Sri Lanka" Organized by the Zoologists' Association of University of Peradeniya

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Webinars

2023: "Scorpions of Sri Lanka," Young Biologists' Association

2022: "Scorpions of Sri Lanka," Nature Beyond the Horizon Campus

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