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 Qualifications:       
 B Sc.(Bio-Science) University of Colombo, SL,  
 M.Sc.(Environmental Science) University of Colombo, SL 
 D.Sc. (Wildlife Biology) Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan  
 M.I.Biol (SL)            

 Areas of special interest: 
 Conservation Biology 
 Wildlife Conservation and Management 
 Ecology and Environmental Science 
 Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development 
 Local communities and Protected Areas 
  
  
Areas of Special Research Interest: 
 Ecology of Elephants in relation to their conservation 
 Avifaunal studies 
 Ecology of Carnivores in Sri Lanka with special reference to small cats, leopard and Bear in Sri Lanka 
 Habitat relation of Herbivores: Elephant and Deer species 
  
  
 Ongoing Research: 
 Ranging behaviour of elephants using GPS-GSM Radio-collars: South East Dry Zone of Sri Lanka 
 Ecology of Sloth Bear using Radio collar technique-Wasgamuwa National Park in Sri Lanka 
 Habitat relations of Avifauna in Sub-montanae forest: Knuckles  
 Habit relations of Avifauna in Sub-montanae forest: Knuckles Conservation Area of Sri Lanka 
 Habitat relations of Major Herbivore the Wasgomuwa National Park of Sri Lanka 
  
  
Papers/Symposium presentations on research work:  
Padmalal Kalinga U.K.G. & Takatsuki S.1993 Comparison of the Botanical Compositions of the Rumen and Fecal contents  of Sika deer on Mt Goyo.J. of Mammal. Soc of Japan, Vol. 18, No 2, pp. 99-104 
 
Padmalal Kalinga U.K.G. & Kikuchi Takao 1993 A phyto-sociological survey on grassland in Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. Ecological Review Vol 22, No.4 pp159-174   
  
Padmalal Kalinga U.K.G. & Kikuchi Takao 1993 A Comparison of Rumen and Fecal Nitrogen concentrations of Sika deer (Cervus nippon) in winter. Ecological Review Vol 22, No.4 pp175-178   
  
Padmalal U.K.G.K. & Takatsuki Seiki 1994 Age-sex differences in the diets of Sika deer on Kinkazan Island, Northern Japan, Ecological Research 9, 251-256 
 
Padmalal U .K.G 1998 Habitat enrichments for elephant: South East Dry zone of Sri Lanka, Nature, Wildlife Heritage Trust, Sri Lanka.  

Nizam, B.Z. Padmalal U.K.G.K & Kotagama S.W. 2000 Distribution of Avifauna in three different forest habitats in different elevations in the northern flank of the Knuckles Conservation forest, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Pan Asian Ecological Congress  Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sriyani W.M, Padmalal U.K.G.K. & Kotagama S.W 2001, Mixed species of birds flocks at two different altitude in the northern flank of the Knuckles region, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Proceedings of the 57th Annual Session. 

Rajapakse.I.K, Padmalal.U.K.G.K & Kotagama.S.W 2002 Population of leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) and its food habits at the Horton Plains National Park. Sri Lanka  Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Proceedings of the 58th Annual Session.

Rajapakse.I.K, Padmalal.U.K.G.K, & Kotagama.S.W (2002), Food habits of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor unicolor) in relation to time of year, age and sex differences at the Horton Plains National Park. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Proceedings of the 58th Annual Session. 

Rajapakse.I.K, Padmalal.U.K.G.K, & Kotagama.S.W (2002), Impact of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor unicolor) on the vegetation at the Horton Plains National Park. Proceedings of the eighth annual forestry and environment symposium 2002 of the Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka. 

Rajapakse.I.K, Padmalal.U.K.G.K, Kotagama.S.W, & Athulathmudali N.K.(2002), Estimating the abundance of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor unicolor) at the Horton Plains National Park of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the eighth annual forestry and environment symposium 2002 of the Dept of forestry and environmental science, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Padmalal U.K.G.K. & Seiki Takatsuki 2003 Food habits of sambar Cervus unicolour at Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, Ecological Research 18-775-782

Sriyani, W.M., Padmalal, U.K.G.K. and Kotagama, S.W. (2005). A study on Mixed species birds flocks of sub montane wet evergreen forest in the Northern Flank of the Knuckles Region in Sri Lanka. Lyriocephalus, 6 (1-2): 277-284

Ratnayeke, S., van Manen, F.T. & Padmalal, U.K.G.K. 2007: Home ranges and habitat use of sloth bears Melursus ursinus inornatus in Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. - Wildl. Biol. 13: 272-284.

Chanuka Maheshani M.A., Pallewatte N. & Padmalal .U.K.G.K (2008). “Habitat factors affecting Diversity and Abundance of Butterfly species of    Dombana Forest Reserve in Kegalle District”. . In Proceedings of the OUSL Annual Academic Sessions , November  2008, Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo.

Jayantha, D., P.N. Dayawansa, U.K.G.K. Padmalal & W.D. Ratnasooriya (2009). Social Relationships of Wild Juvenile Asian Elephants Elephas maximus in the Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(4): 211-214

MICHAEL J.B. GREEN, RIC HOW, U.K.G.K. PADMALAL & S.R.B. DISSANAYAKE 2009 The importance of monitoring biological diversity and its application inSri Lanka Tropical Ecology 50(1): 41-56,

Eben Goodale; B. Z. Nizam;V. V. Robin;Hari Sridhar;Pranav Trivedi;S. W. Kotagama;U. K. G. K. Padmalal;Rahula Perera;P. Pramod;Lalitha Vijayan (2009) Regional variation in the composition and structure of mixed-species bird flocks in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka  CURRENT SCIENCE Volume: 97 Issue: 5 Pages: 648-663

Jayantha, D., P.N. Dayawansa, U.K.G.K. Padmalal & W.D. Ratnasooriya (2009). Social Relationships of Wild Juvenile Asian Elephants Elephas maximus in the Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(4): 211-214.

Sriyani, W.M., Padmalal, U.K.G.K. and Kotagama, S.W. (2009). Diversity of Avifauna at Two Altitudes in the Northern part of the Knuckles Mountain Range. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Research Session, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Saman Gamage, James T. Reardon, U.K.G.K. Padmalal and S.W. Kotagama (2010). First physical examination of the Horton Plains slender loris, Loris tardigradus nycticeboides, in 72 years. Primate Conservation 2010 (25): Published electronically prior to print publication [June 2010]

U. K. L. Peiris , U. K. G. K. Padmalal     and A. Bamunuarachchi (2011)HABITAT USE BY LARGE MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES IN UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA. In Proceedings of the OUSL Annual Academic Sessions, Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo 2011.

U. K. L. Peiris, and U. K. G. K. Padmalal    and A.Bamunuarachchi (2011) QUALITY OF THE HERBIVORE HABITATS UNDER THE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT WASGOMUWA NATIONAL PARK,SRI LANKA. In Proceedings of the OUSL Annual Academic Sessions, Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo 2011.

U. K. L. Peiris, U. K. G. K. Padmalal    A. Bamunuarachchi (2011) ASPECTS OF FOOD HABITS OF LARGE MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES IN UDAWALAWE NATIONAL PARK, SRI LANKA. In Proceedings of the OUSL Annual Academic Sessions, Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo 2011.