Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, will host the 'Sri Lankan Leopard Day 2026' tomorrow (1 Aigist) from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. at the Opposition Leader's office in Colombo 7, bringing together leading experts, policymakers, conservationists, researchers, government institutions, civil society organisations, the private sector and young people to strengthen national efforts to conserve the Sri Lankan leopard.

The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is one of the country's most treasured wildlife species and an apex predator that plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance of Sri Lanka's forests and natural ecosystems. As an endemic subspecies found nowhere else on Earth, its conservation...