David Hopps
A founding director,David runs the UK office, a role which primarily involves dreaming of lazy days on Sri Lankan beaches while wrestling with Red Dot finances. He visits Sri Lanka regularly, whereupon he tries to re-explore a country that he first fell in love with 15 years ago on a England A cricket tour. He is also a senior cricket writer on The Guardian.
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Posts by David Hopps
Sri Lanka whale watching must develop responsibly
Nov 3rd
The Sri Lanka Travel Blog has been struck by an enthralling piece about whale watching in Sri Lanka that we have spotted on the Lanka Business report Website.
Whale watching was first mooted back in the 1980s when according to the report whales began to enter Trinco harbour, one of the great natural harbours of the world, using an old submarine canyon. But plans to turn Trinco into one of the world’s great whale-watching destinations were shelved because of security restrictions during Sri Lanka’s separatist conflict.
The end of that civil war has seen controls eased on Sri Lanka’s east coast and Chaaya Blue has begun to operate whale-watching tours during part of the year.
Sri Lanka Completes Elephant Census
Aug 15th
Sri Lanka has just completed the first nationwide survey of its elephant population, aimed at better protecting the animals and their habitat.
Thousands of volunteers counted the elephants from watchtowers at 1,500 watering holes and ancient irrigation lakes. Elephants are classified age and sex, and more knowledge is sought on their movements and distribution.
This is the driest time of year in Sri Lanka, and animals are at their most thirsty, so come to drink in more open habitats in large numbers, sometimes bringing them into conflict with the people. The conflict between farmers and free-ranging wild elephants results in dozens of human and elephant deaths each year and finding solutions is necessary to.
Sri Lanka World Cup final
Mar 30th
Sri Lanka’s five-wicket victory against New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final at the Premadasa Stadium took them into the final for only the second time, reviving hopes that they can emulate the thrilling victory in 1996 that confirmed their breakthrough as a top cricketing nation.
The game attracted some of cricket’s leading photographers, including Tom Shaw from Getty Images, who took himself outside the stadium to take a look at the excitement in the streets around the ground. This was not just one of the great days in Sri Lanka cricket. For some of the people crowding round a host of small tv sets in the neighbouring streets, it was one of the greatest days of their lives. Some of Tom’s images can be seen by following this link and all are available for sale via Getty Images. We thought you might like to see them to get a different take on a memorable day for Sri Lankan cricket.
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