{"id":2382,"date":"2024-02-18T13:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T07:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildangleswithmevan.com\/new\/?page_id=2382"},"modified":"2024-05-27T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T04:33:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildangleswithmevan.com\/new\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Mevan"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”left”][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”3065″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text]Mevan Piyasena, a Freelance Naturalist since 2000, established his company \u2018Wild Angles with Mevan\u2019 offering, Wildlife Photography guided tours in Sri Lanka and selected destinations around the world.
\nHis late father\u2019s regular visits to Yala National Park with him at very young age rooted the passion of experiencing, observing, and appreciating the wonders of the wild and gradually swayed him to select his carrier as a Naturalist and Wildlife photographer.<\/p>\n

He started his carrier through a more practical approach as an active member of the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka and Young Zoologists\u2019 Association of Sri Lanka. Later he connected with many leading organizations in the field of wildlife and photography. Including,The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society, The National Trust and Photographic Society of Sri Lanka. These associations gave him the experience, knowledge and the opportunity of sharing knowledge with experts, in the field.<\/p>\n

Mevan obtained a Wildlife Management and Conservation certificate in 2005 and Advance Tourism Management certificate in 2012 from the Open University of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

He is a founding member of \u2018Yala Leopard Centre\u2019 and currently engaged in many programs on leopard conservation and awareness. As well as research on leopard identification and behavior collaborated with the Department of Wildlife conservation, Sri Lanka. He has participated in several research projects and continues to dedicate his free time for conservation and research-based projects in Sri Lanka.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”left”][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Mevan was recognized by \u2018Matador Networks\u2019 in 2017 as the best local nature guide at Yala National park in Sri Lanka, where they had recognized as the best place to see leopards in Sri Lanka.
\nThe prestigious conservation body Remembering Wildlife\u2019s publication Remembering Leopards selected one of Mevan\u2019s Leopard images for its book published in 2023.His was one of only two Sri Lankan photographers featured in this publication which has generated the highest total donations for conservation for Remembering Wildlife.<\/p>\n

He collaborates with many wildlife photographers&photo tour organizers around the world including Tropical Herping (Ecuador), Arnfinn Johansen Wildlife Photography (Norway), Amima Mundi Magazine (Italy),Bhagh Safaris (India), Nature Wanders (India)&Borneo Sandakan Tours (Bonio \u2013 Malaysia).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”2704″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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