Recent Activities of YBA

Seminar on Opportunities and prospects of following BIOLOGY as a subject for GCE Advanced Level This was conducted to group of students who sat GCE O/L examination in 2007 who are now seeking to enter A/L classes to follow 2010 A/L examination.
Presentations: Welcome by President IOB, Dr Sirimal Premakumara, Higher study prospects by the Chief Guest - Prof M J S Wijeyaratne, Employment prospects by Dr. Jayantha Wattewidana, Introduction to A/L Biology syllabus by Dr Hiran Amarasekera and Vote of Thanks - President YBA - Mr Nilantha Vishvanath

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Field Excursion to Adams Peak Ten members of the YBA participated in this three day tour.

Presentation on Reptiles of Sri Lanka Kasun Salindra introduced reptile diversity of Sri Lanka.

Field Biodiversity Training at Kanneliya Forest (2 days) 20 members were participated. Activities focused on field identification of fresh water fishes, birds, amphibian and how to get body scales of snakes.

Seminar on Higher Education choices for 18+ (after A/L) for Sri Lankan students Choosing a degree or other Higher Education course requires a lot of research – there is a huge choice and variety in the types of courses available, their location and free time/ social/ leisure opportunities,
These were discussed at the Seminar organized jointly with www.studentlanka.com on 30 August 2007, at National Museum Auditorium, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7. Those who have sat their G.C.E. Advanced Level examination in August 2007 can attended this seminar to explore the future higher education options you have when selecting various courses in Sri Lanka and abroad.

Invasive plant (Lantana) eradication at Udawalawe National Park Ministry of Environment and Natural Resouces organized this campaign, and Group of youth consisting of members of Department Forestry and Environment Science of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and members of Young Biologists Association paricipated in the uprooting of Lantana at Udawalawe National park in Sri Lanka

World Environment Day - Seventeen Ideas for Environmentally Friendly Living Department of Forestry and Environment Science has compiled Ideas for environmentally friendly living and these will be launched on World Environment Day 2007 (June 5).
Environmentally friendly living not only helps the planet (giving a lighter ecological footprint) but also provide you healthy, simple and more economical lifestyle. Just a few small changes in your day to day life will be helpful in addressing some of the global issues such as global warming and also local issues such as solid waste disposal, energy crisis, land degradation and water scarcity. More ....

World Biodiversity Day Program - Organized jointly with Forestry & Environment Society Biodiversity in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was explored with Bird watching Tour with Sobadini Kaluthota; Insect watching tour with Dr. Swineetha Karunarathne; Lower plants observation tour with Prof. Chandrani Wijerathne; Higher plants observation tour with Prof. BMP Singhakumara.
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Field visit to Meemoray (4 days) Nilantha Vishvanath, Salindra Kasun, Geeth Senaratne, Menen Jayaratne, and Faraj participated in this field visit.

Field visit to Kithulgala Wet Zone Forest About 100 members participated in this one day field visit.

Lecture on Wildlife Photography by Gehan De S Wijeratne Wildlife photographer Gehan from Jetwing shared his experiences. At the auditorium of National Museum of Natural History.

Dry Zone forest field trip to Embilipitiya (5 days) Participants- Kasun de Alwis, Kasun Rasanjala, Palinda Perera, Ayodhya Jayamali.

Lecture on Bird Watching by Nilantha Vishvanath Nilantha gave some tips on bird watching at the auditorium of National Museum of Natural History.

YBA stall at Science Exhibition at Ananda College, Colombo (3 days) Participants- palinda Perera, Kasun De Alwis, Dilshan maduranga, Merian Perera, Neranjana Muthukumari.