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Gal Oya Lodge

Jim Edwards Wildlife Research Centre provides infrastructure, accommodation, food, and administrative support to naturalists and guest scientists for conservation-focused studies — 8 hectares protected in Gal Oya National Park, funded by every stay.

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Conservation programs
  • Jim Edwards Wildlife Research Centre provides infrastructure, accommodation, food, and administrative support to naturalists and guest scientists for conservation-focused studies.
  • Partners with Fishing Cat Conservancy and The Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT).
  • WWCT has conducted research on lodge property since 2017.
  • Ongoing wildlife monitoring using camera traps.
  • Habitat restoration by rewilding degraded farm sites.
  • Supports remote communities with water and electricity, and by building wells.
  • Facilitates guest participation in walks with the chief of the indigenous Vedda community, with proceeds going to the community.
Certifications
Sri Lanka Tourism Level 1
The work, measured
8 haprotected
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