Insects: The Hidden Treasures of Mahausakande by Jayanthi Edirisinghe, Inoka Karunaratne and Roman Prokhorov Inspiration nature reserves and protected forests

nature reserves and protected forests in the island

This book is a collection of some of these - in which she explores her fascination with the variety of faces that are found at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean that is Sri Lanka

not only for their beauty and character

no matter the size

Insects: The Hidden Treasures of Mahausakande by Jayanthi Edirisinghe, Inoka Karunaratne and Roman Prokhorov Inspiration nature reserves and protected forestsOriginally a rubber plantation, Mahausakande rainforest grew out of the conservation efforts of Mrs Nalini Ellawala of the Ellawala Foundation. Many years later, visiting the forest, armed with a camera, was Mr. Roman Prokhorov, who showed his photographs of insects of Mahausakande to Mrs Ellawala. Motivated by a desire to share these stunning photographs with the public, and a concurrent wish to showcase what conservation has achieved in