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Off the beaten track for leopard or dragonfly-By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Source:Sundaytimes Growing up, Riaz Cader loved nothing better than an escape into the remote rural wilderness; whether it be the dry zone wildlife bungalows of Mahasilawa or Thalgasmankade in Yala with leopard and bear at a waterhole; the fecund darkness of a rain forest with endemic frog and loris and lizard; or to dream of the dry Indian scrub where the tiger hunts and dhole calls out. Today at 37, Riaz is content having carved out of his passion for wildlife a career as a nature tourism professional, with his own company, Natural World Explorer, curating special safaris with many itineraries focusing diversely on butterflies, birds, wild cats and even dragonflies; while also being a local ‘ground handler’ for big documentaries by the big names including National Geographic, BBC and Animal Planet. ...