The vibes from Sri Lanka are contradictory – while we wax eloquent about the one-and-only iconic Big Cat, the leopard that we have, we also bludgeon it and snare it without a thought for its agony or death!

This is what will come under the spotlight when Prof. Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz based in Yunnan, China, gives a little guidance on how we can co-exist with our very own Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) next Thursday.

Prof. Campos-Arceiz is Professor and Principal Investigator of the Wildlife Interactions & Conservation Team, Southeast Asian Biodiversity Research Institute and Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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