Prof. W. A. D. Mahaulpatha – Department of Zoology

B.Sc. (USJP), M.Sc. (Hiroshima, Japan), Ph.D. (Hiroshima, Japan)

Senior Professor
mahaulpatha@sjp.ac.lk

Research Interests: Wildlife Management, Ornithology

PhD in Environmental and Material Science, Hiroshima University, Japan (2002)
MSc in Environmental and Material Science, Hiroshima University, Japan (1999)
BSc (Special) Degree in Zoology with a first class from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (1992)

Senior Professor in Zoology – Department of Zoology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (March 2022–Present)
Professor (2016-2023)
Senior Lecturer (2002-2016)
Research fellow: University of Hiroshima, Japan. (January 1996 – March 2002)

Head of the Department, Department of Zoology – USJ
Committee member – Examination Irregularities Committee – USJ
Chairperson, Board of Studies in Life Sciences – Faculty of Graduate Sciences
Committee member -Ethics Review Committee of Animal Studies – Faculty of Graduate Sciences
Chairperson- Conflict resolution committee – Faculty of Applied Sciences
Project coordinator – Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) – Faculty of Applied Sciences

Team member for the preparation of the National Red List of threatened fauna – IUCN (2012)

‘Hands on training’ national workshop on Herpetology, 2007, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Section D in collaboration with the Biodiversity Unit Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
A programme to “Developing School children’s attitudes towards Environmental Management” conducted at the Dharmaraja Vidyalaya, Meegoda, on November 1^st, 2007
A programme to “Developing School children’s attitudes towards Environmental Management” conducted at the Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya, Nawala, on October 30th, 2007
Special Diploma Course in wildlife Management – 2007, National Wildlife Training Center, Giritale.
Team member for the preparation of the National Red List of Birds – IUCN (2020)

Coordinator – Hands on training workshop on Herpetology, 2012, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Coordinator – Hands on training’ national workshop on Herpetology, 2007, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Section D in collaboration with the Biodiversity Unit Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Coordinator – Hands on training’ national workshop on terrestrial mammals,2007, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Section D in collaboration with the Biodiversity Unit Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources..
Coordinator – Public lecture on “Biodiversity of Sri Lanka and Coral Reef Conservation”, 2007, at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Coordinator – Public lecture on “The Biodiversity Crisis and what you can do about it “, 2007, at University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Coordinator – Field excursion to Waulpane cave complex, 2007, jointly organized by SLAAS Environmental committee and Section D.
Coordinator – Crocodile workshop, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Resource person: Wildlife Research Training Program, Girithale 2017 (Organized by Department of Wildlife Conservation)

Coordinator – Hands on training workshop on Herpetology, 2012, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Coordinator – Hands on training’ national workshop on Herpetology, 2007, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Section D in collaboration with the Biodiversity Unit Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Conferences of Ornithological Society of Japan on every year (1997- 2001)
Conferences of The Ecological Society of Japan on each year (1997- 2001)
Natricine snake workshop in Kyoto University, Japan (2013)
World Congress of Herpetology, Beijing, China (2016)
International Forestry and Environment Symposium (2002-2023)
Wildlanka International Symposium (2014-2021)

Last updated: 14th October, 2025.