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Unofficial ‘caretaker’ of Sinharaja – (Introduction by Des Kelly) With deforestation going on, around the World, here is something much closer to “home”, well written, and most interesting to, not only Lankan/Aussies, but, I suppose, all of us, in that, this is a major problem, flora & fauna are being affected, big time, and unless we take notice of people like Martin, the extinction of all and sundry is going to be a very sad fact of life, before too long.    As for Martin Wijesinghe, I would not refer to him simply as “Caretaker”, I would change the title of this man as the “Unofficial King of Sinharaja” (It rolls off the tongue, easily)      Desmond Kelly    (Editor-in-Chief).—eLanka. Martin Wijesinghe – Unofficial ‘caretaker’ of Sinharaja – By Nadira Gunatilleke Source: Daily News Martin Wijesinghe is one of the significant personalities in Sri Lanka. He has expertise in indigenous medicine, biology, zoology, ...