Biodiversity Education And Research (BEAR)
Since its inception in 2009, Biodiversity Education And Research (BEAR) has worked on projects to protect wildlife and conserve habitats all over Sri Lanka
The BEAR team take pride in performing in-depth research on very diverse and less studied species such as Spiders, Whales and Bats plus are responsible for numerous publications.
Our
Mission
To Advance the Cause of Conservation & Science through original Field Research, First Hand experimentation & inferences and to utilize same to enhance Education & awareness for conservation..
Our
Vision
A society that fully understands the value of conserving nature; where people and the environment flourish together.
Connect with
our team
Ranil P. Nanayakkara
Ranil is a conservation biologist specializing in Terrestrial and marine mammals. His work has been feature in New York Times, The Guardian, National Geography, the daily mail just to name a few
Thilanka Perera
Thilanka Perera is a filmmaker, wildlife photographer and a naturalist who has been working in the media industry for more than 15 years
Dr.Vasantha Pahalawattaarachchi
Dr. Vasantha received her BSc in Agriculture from the University of Ruvuma, Sri Lanka (1985), MPhil in Mangrove Ecology in 1995, and PHD in Fisheries and Aquaculture