Pangolin Ecology and Morphology

The Pangolin Conservation Project was initiated by the Biodiversity and Sustainability Research Group of the Department of forestry and Environmental Science at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka in 2014.  The primary focus of the project is to protect Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata from poaching and over-hunting. Pangolin Conservation Project has three focal areas:

• Protection

• Research

• Education

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I started my undergraduate research with this group under the supervision of Prof. Priyan Perera. My research focused Morpho-anatomical Characterization of Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) in Sri Lanka. From the research I;

• Provided a comprehensive morphological description of the Indian pangolin occurring in Sri Lanka with special reference to scale characteristics.

• Assessed the suitability of morphometric characteristics as an ageing tool for Indian pangolin during their growth period and to provide preliminary baseline data for the Indian pangolin populations in Sri Lanka.

• Evaluated the feasibility of using scale types and their frequencies to estimate the stock size of Indian pangolin scale seizures

• Found the world biggest pangolin ever recorded. Click here to see the article -------->