Anjali Watson

Anjali Watson is a Sri Lankan conservationist. She is known for her contributions to leopard conservation and founded the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust, a conservation and research organisation.
Education.
Watson graduated with an Environmental Studies degree from the McMaster University and holds a Masters of Science in Ecology from the University of Edinburgh.
Career.
In 2000, she initiated the Leopard Project. Watson's work involves fostering co-existence between humans and leopards ("Panthera pardus kotiya") in Central Highlands of Sri Lanka which is UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In 2004, she established the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust that collects data through motion censor camera technology to maintain preservation grounds and establish new areas of land where leopards can roam free of snares.
Awards and recognition.
In 2018, she won the Whitely Award. Watson was featured in the Cosmopolitan Magazine Sri Lanka's inaugural 35 under 35 list.