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Expanding #Research and #Conservation globally 🌏 The Memphis Zoo has announced the creation of a research station focused on #Biodiversity and land conservation in Sri Lanka! As part of the Zoo’s focus on establishing six flagship conservation programs, Curator of Research, Dr. Sinlan Poo, introduced #Zoo staff to her former colleague at the National University of Singapore, Prof. Enoka Kudavidanage, a distinguished conservation #Biologist in Sri Lanka and the head of the Department of Natural Resources at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. As part of her efforts to protect biodiversity in her home country, Prof. Kudavidanage founded the Tropical Ecosystem Research Network (“T.E.R.N.”) in Sri Lanka and first visited Memphis Zoo in the spring of 2023 to work with Dr. Felicia Knightly and the Animal Health Center staff on #Wildlife emergency rescue and treatment of injured animals. Through this exchange, TERN and Memphis Zoo staff formed a deep bond anchored in protecting #Species in their natural habitats. 🐦🍃 Learn more in Connect: https://bit.ly/3AC34NU. #Partnership #AnimalHealth #Biology #SriLanka #Tennessee #Memphis #Tropical