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1 Publications Dr. E.M.L.Ekanayake Full Papers Local Rajakaruna, R.S. and Ekanayake E.M.L. (2013). Sea turtle conservation and research focus in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Wildlife, 9(1), Ekanayake,E.M.L., R.S. Rajakaruna, T. Kapurusinghe,M.M. Saman, D.S. Rathnakumara, P. Samaraweera & K.B. Ranawana (2010). Nesting Behaviour of the Green Turtle at Kosgoda Rookery, Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Science), 39 (2): Ekanayake, E.M.L. & K.B. Ranawana (2004). The average egg count for nesting sea turtles on Rekawa beach in Sri Lanka. Lyriocephalus 5(1 & 2): Ekanayake, E.M.L. K.B. Ranawana T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C.Premakumara & M.M. Saman (2002). Marine Turtle Conservation In Rekawa Turtle Rookery In Southern Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Science) Vol.30, Ekanayake, E.M.L., K.B. Ranawana T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C.Premakumara & M.M. Saman (2002). Impact of Lunar Cycle on Nesting Behaviour of marine Turtles. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Science) Vol.30, Full Papers International Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, D.S. Rathnakumara, P. Samaraweera, K.B. Ranawana & R.S. Rajakaruna (2013). Multiple paternity of the green turtle population at Kosgoda turtle rookery assessed using microsatellite markers. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(1): Ekanayake, E.M.L., P. Samaraweera, K.B. Ranawana, T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, D.S. Rathnakumara & R.S. Rajakaruna (2013). A study of genetic diversity and multiple paternity on green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting at Kosgoda, Sri Lanka. TESTUDO Vol. 7, No. 5, Rajakaruna, R.S., Ekanayake E.M.L., Kapurusinghe T. & Ranawana, K.B. (2013). Turtle hatcheries in Sri Lanka: current status and contribution towards sea turtle conservation. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter, 17, Richardson, P.B., Annette C. Broderick, Michael S. Coyne, Lalith Ekanayake, Thushan Kapurusinghe, Chandralal Premakumara, Susan Ranger, M. M. Saman, Matthew J. Witt & Brendan J. Godley (2013). Satellite tracking suggests size-related differences in behaviour and range of female green turtles nesting at Rekawa wildlife sanctuary, Sri Lanka. Marine Biology 160(6), Rajakaruna, R.S., Wijayatilaka, N., Ekanayake, E.M.L. & Ranawana, K.B. (2012). Tortoiseshell Trade in Sri Lanka: Is Centuries-old Trade Now History? Marine Turtle Newsletter 134, Rajakaruna, R.S., D.M. Naveen J. Dissanayake, E.M.L. Ekanayake & Kithsiri B. Ranawana (2009). Sea turtle conservation in Sri Lanka: assessment of knowledge, attitude and prevalence of consumptive use of turtle products among coastal communities. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter, 10, Kapurusinghe, T, E.M.L. Ekanayake, M.M. Saman & D.S. Rathnakumara (2008). Community based marine turtle conservation in Kosgoda, Sri Lanka: nesting results from 2005 to TESTUDO Vol. 6, No. 5,

2 Abstracts Ekanayake, Lalith (2015). Fishermen attitudinal survey to assess currant status of threats to marine mammals in Gulf of Mannar, Northwest, Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 21 st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Society for Marine Mammalogy, San Francisco, USA (in press). Ekanayake, Lalith (2015). A survey of marine turtle bycatch and fisherfolk attitude at Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter, 22, Ekanayake, E.M.L., A.M.D.S.Rathnakumara & Y.K.Karunarathna (2015). Fishermen attitudinal survey to assess sea turtle by-catch in Gulf of Mannar, Northwest, Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 35 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Dalaman, Turkey (In press). Ekanayake, E.M.L., (2015). Awareness programmes on sea turtles and coastal biodiversity conservation for the coastal communities in southern and eastern coast of Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 35 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Dalaman, Turkey (In press). R.S.Rajakaruna and Ekanayake, E.M.L., (2015). Female biased hatchling sex ratio of hatchery relocated green turtle eggs. In: Proceedings of the 35 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Dalaman, Turkey (In press). Ekanayake,E.M.L. (2014). Exploitation or Conservation? Plan to license sea turtle hatcheries in Sri Lanka comes under fire. In: Proceedings of the 34 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, New Orleans, USA (In press). Ekanayake, E.M.L., P. Samaraweera, K.B. Ranawana, T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, A.M.D.S. Rathnakumara & R.S. Rajakaruna (2013). Multiple paternity of the green turtle population at Kosgoda turtle rookery assessed using microsatellite markers. In: Tucker, T., Belskis, L., Panagopoulou, A., Frick, M., Williams, K., LeRoux, R., and Stewart, K. Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-645: 218 p. Ekanayake, E.M.L., Thushan Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, A.M.D.S. Rathnakumara, R.S. Rajakaruna, P. Samaraweera & K.B. Ranawana (2013). Re-nesting movements and post-nesting migrations of green turtles tagged in two turtle rookeries in Sri Lanka. J. Blumenthal, A. Panagopoulou, and A.F. Rees, Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-640, 123. Ranawana, K.B. & E.M.L. Ekanayake. (2013). Research needs in sea turtle conservation in Sri Lanka. J. Blumenthal, A. Panagopoulou, and A.F. Rees, Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-640, 32. Kapurusinghe, T., E.M.L.Ekanayake, M. M. Saman, Saman Rathna Kumara, Himali Purnima & Wasantha Edirisooriya (2013). Community awareness & capacity building in sea turtle conservation in Sri Lanka. J. Blumenthal, A. Panagopoulou, and A.F. Rees, Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-640, Kapurusinghe, T., Thushara Weerawarna, E.M.L.Ekanayake, M. M. Saman, Saman Rathna Kumara, Masheshi Wadasinghe, Thusarapala Epage & M.G. Thisara Nandasena (2013). Turtle night watch nature 2

3 tourism. Sharing benefits to sustain local community & sea turtles in Rekawa, Sri Lanka. J. Blumenthal, A. Panagopoulou, and A.F. Rees, Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-640, Richardson, P.B., Annette C. Broderick, Michael S. Coyne, E.M.L.Ekanayake, Thushan Kapurusinghe, Chandralal Premakumara, Wasantha Rathnayake, M. M. Saman, Matthew J. Witt & Brendan J. Godley (2013). Satellite tracking suggests size-related differences in behaviour and range of female green turtles nesting at rekawa wildlife sanctuary, Sri Lanka. J. Blumenthal, A. Panagopoulou, and A.F. Rees, Compilers. Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-640, 131. Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, D.S. Rathnakumara and R.S. Rajakaruna (2012). Effect of environmental temperature and rainfall on nesting behavior of green turtles, Chelonia mydas at kosgoda rookery. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol,17, 209p. Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, D.S. Rathnakumara, P. Samaraweera, K.B. Ranawana & R.S. Rajakaruna (2012). Genetic diversity of green turtle population nesting at Kosgoda turtle rookery, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Jaffna International Research Conference, 176. Kapurusinghe, T., E.M.L. Ekanayake, S. Rathnakumara, M.M. Saman & P. Zumbrink (2012). 18 years in turtle conservation and community development: An update of TCP s activities in Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 32 nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Huatulco, Mexico (In press). Kapurusinghe, T., E.M.L. Ekanayake, S. Rathnakumara, M.M. Saman & P. Zumbrink (2012). Community perspectives on tourism in Rekawa turtle sanctuary, Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 32 nd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Huatulco, Mexico (In press). Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman & A.M.D.S. Rathnakumara (2012). A declining trend of nesting frequency of sea turtles at the largest rookery in Sri Lanka. T.T. Jones and B.P. Wallace., Compilers, Proceedings of the thirty-first Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum, NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631, 201. Rajakaruna, R.S., E.M.L. Ekanayake, T. Kapurusinghe & K.B. Ranawana (2012). Turtle hatcheries in Sri Lanka: current status and their contribution towards sea turtle conservation. T.T. Jones and B.P. Wallace., Compilers, Proceedings of the thirty-first Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum, NOAA NMFS-SEFSC-631, 112. Ekanayake, E.M.L., R.S. Rajakaruna, P. Samaraweera, K.B. Ranawana, T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman & M.G.C. Premakumara (2012). Genetic diversity of the green turtle (Chelonia Mydas) populations in Sri Lanka. L. Belskis, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, A.F. Ress & K. Williams., compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC- 630, 78. Kapurusinghe, T., Lalith Ekanayake, Saman Rathnakumara, M.M.Saman & Anand Ramanathan. (2012). Community conservation : A novel approach in the Sri Lankan sea turtle conservation scenario. L.Belskis, M. Frick, A. Panagopoulou, A.F.Ress and K. Williams., compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum. NOAA-NMFS-SEFSC- 630,

4 Ramanathan, A., A. Mallapur, S. Rathnakumara, L.Ekanayake & T. Kapurusinghe. (2010). Untangling the tangled: Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Fishermen to the Rescue and the Disentanglement of Sea Turtles in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka. Dean, Kama. & Lopez-Castro, Melania C., compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-602, 118p. Rajakaruna, R.S., K.N.M. Wijayatilaka, E.M.L. Ekanayake & K.B. Ranawana. (2009). Current status of tortoiseshell trade in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman, R.S. Rajakaruna, P. Samaraweera & K.B. Ranawana (2009). Site-fidelity of olive ridley turtle at Kosgoda turtle rookery, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol Rajakaruna, R.S. Ekanayake, E.M.L. Dissanayake, N. & Ranawana, K.B. (2008). Knowledge, attitude and contribution of coastal community in sea turtle conservation. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Proceedings of the 64 th Annual sessions-p.90 Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C. Premakumara, M.M. Saman, A.M.D.S. Rathnakumara, R.S. Rajakaruna, P. Samaraweera & K.B. Ranawana (2008). Nesting Frequency of Marine Turtles Visiting on Kosgoda Beach, Southern Sri Lanka. Rees,A.F., M.Frich, A. Panagopoulou and K.Williams., Compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, South Carolina, USA. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS_SEFSC-569, Susan Ranger, E.M.L.Ekanayake, T.Kapurusinghe, P.Richardson & M.M. Saman. (2008). The human face of community-based conservation: Participants perceptions of the turtle conservation project (TCP), Sri Lanka. Kalb,H., Rohde,A., Gayheart,K and Shanker,K., Compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-582, 53p. Kapurusinghe, T. & E.M.L Ekanayake. (2007). Ecosystem conservation approach in marine conservation in Sri Lanka. Mast,R.B.,Hutchchinson,B.J., and A.H. Hutchchinson, Compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. San Jose, Costa Rica. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS_SEFSC-567, 173. Kapurusinghe, T. & E.M.L Ekanayake. (2007). Present status of marine turtles and their conservation in Sri Lanka. Mast,R.B.,Hutchchinson,B.J., and A.H. Hutchchinson, Compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. San Jose, Costa Rica. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS_SEFSC-567, 174. Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C. Premakumara, M.M. Saman, R.S. Rajakaruna P. Samaraweera & K.B. Ranawana. (2006). Effect of tsunami on the Nesting of marine turtles at Kosgoda rookery. International Conference on Humid Tropical Ecosystems: Changes Challenges and Opportunities, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 4 9 th December p.35. Ekanayake, E.M.L., T. Kapurusinghe, A.M.D.S. Rathnakumara, M.G.C. Premakumara, M.M. Saman, & K.B. Ranawana. (2006). Community based mangrove rehabilitation and management programme in Puttlam lagoon, northwest of Sri Lanka. International Conference on Humid Tropical Ecosystems: Changes Challenges and Opportunities, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 4 9 th December p.81. 4

5 Ekanayake, E.M.L. & K.B. Ranawana (2006). Nest Site Fidelity of Green Turtles in the Rekawa Turtle Rookery in Sri Lanka. Pilcher,N.J., Compiler. Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NOAA Technical Memorandom NMFS_SEFSC-536, 7-9. Ekanayake, E.M.L., K.B. Ranawana & T. Kapurusinghe (2006). The average egg count, egg weight and diameter of the five species of turtles nesting on the Rekawa beach in southern Sri Lanka. Pilcher,N.J., Compiler. Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS_SEFSC-536, Kapurusinghe, T. & E.M.L Ekanayake (2006). Progress of community based turtle conservation initiatives in Sri Lanka. Pilcher,N.J., Compiler. Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. NOAA Technical Memorandom NMFS_SEFSC-536,196. Ekanayake, E.M.L, K.B. Ranawana & T. Kapurusinghe. (2004). Estimation of the average number of nests for green turtle, on the Rekawa beach in Southern Sri Lanka. Three-year study from September 1996 to September Coyne,M.S., and R.D.Clark, compilers. Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Philadelphia, USA. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-528, p. Ekanayake, E.M.L, K.B. Ranawana, T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C. Premakumara & M.M. Saman. (2003). The Average Egg Incubation Period for the Five Species of Turtles Nesting at Rekawa Turtle Rookery Ii Southern Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol Ekanayake, E.M.L, K.B. Ranawana, T. Kapurusinghe, M.G.C. Premakumara & M.M. Saman. (2003). Community Participation for Work on Marine Turtle Research in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Sri Lanka. Vol Ekanayake, E.M.L, Thushan Kapurusinghe, M.M. Saman & M.G.C. Premakumara (2002). Estimation of the number of leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting at the Godavaya turtle rookery in Southern Sri Lanka during the nesting season in the year Kachhapa, A newsletter for the Indian Ocean on sea turtle conservation and management, Issue No: 6, Kapurusinghe, T & E.M.L. Ekanayake (2002). The nesting frequency of marine turtles in the Rekawa turtle rookery. Mosier, Andrea, Allen Foley, and Beth Brost, compilers. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Florida, USA. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-477, p. Ekanayake, E.M.L & K.B. Ranawana. (2001). Estimation of Sex Ratio of green turtle hatchlings at Rekawa turtle rookery in Sri Lanka. Abstracts of the fourth world congress of herpetology in Sri Lanka, p.28. Ekanayake, E.M.L & T. Kapurusinghe (2000). The nesting frequency of marine turtles on the Rekawa turtle Rookery in Southern Sri Lanka. Abs. Report of the South and Southeast Asian Regional Session of the Global Bio diversity forum. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5

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