Awareness program to protect Kalu Wandura species

An awareness program for children on protection of Kalu Wandura species will be held today at the Susiriwardhanaramaya Temple in Kahahena, Horana. The Kalu Wandura (Western purple-faced langur) seen from Awissawella to Kalutara is a species unique to the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

According to the IUCN’s ‘Red Book’, it is among the 25 primates in the world that are critically endangered and faced with extinction in the near future.

The main threat to this animal is the loss of habitat owing to unplanned clearing of jungles and its consequent conflict with humans.