About the IFS-Sam Popham Arboretum
Situated in the heart of Sri Lanka, the IFS-Sam Popham Arboretum was established in 1963 by F.H. (Sam) Popham and is the country's only dry zone arboretum. In addition to the variety of trees, the arboretum is also home to a wide range of wildlife species, including mammals such as the grey slender loris, birds (83 species), butterflies (77 species) and dragonflies (12 species).
In 2017, a team of Marine and Natural History Photography students and staff from Falmouth University, visited the IFS-Sam Popham Arboertum as part of Project Loris to research and photograph the many wild inhabitants of the arboretum and the island (by day) and track the grey slender loris (by night).
To view the images as a slideshow, click on the arrows in the top right hand corner of the photos below.
![Rare daytime sighting of grey slender loris © Lewis Easdown Rare daytime sighting of grey slender loris © Lewis Easdown](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lewis-Easdown-Grey-Slender-Loris-Project-Loris--529989a.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Setting a camera trap © Joseph Gray Setting a camera trap © Joseph Gray](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Joseph-Gray-Lewis-setting-camera-Trap-Project-Loris-9e866cb.jpeg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Toque macaque © Joseph Gray Toque macaque © Joseph Gray](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Joseph-Gray-Macaque-Project-Loris-a0395d2.jpeg?webp=1&w=1200)
![View of Sigirya from Kandalama © Josh Pawlowski View of Sigirya from Kandalama © Josh Pawlowski](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Josh-Pawlowski-Sigirya-from-Kandalama-Projext-Loris-3b5771d.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Rice sieving © Josh Raper Rice sieving © Josh Raper](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Josh-Raper-Rice-Sieving-Project-Loris-127ce44.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Female blue percher dragonfly © Lewis Easdown Female blue percher dragonfly © Lewis Easdown](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lewis-Easdown-Female-Blue-Percher-Dragonfly-Project-Loris-df77b0c.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Ground monitor lizard © Lewis Easdown Ground monitor lizard © Lewis Easdown](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lewis-Easdown-Ground-Monitor-Lizard-Project-Loris-5c3d859.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Common kingfisher © Lewis Easdown Common kingfisher © Lewis Easdown](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lewis-Easdown-King-Fisher-Project-Loris-30fc664.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Leopard © Lewis Easdown Leopard © Lewis Easdown](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lewis-Easdown-Leopard-Project-Loris-30fc664.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Ground monitor lizard climbing a tree © Lily Anna Sparrow Ground monitor lizard climbing a tree © Lily Anna Sparrow](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lily-Anna-Sparrow-Ground-Monitor-Lizard-Projecy-Loris-932287e.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Oriental garden lizard © Lizzie Nicolson Lai Oriental garden lizard © Lizzie Nicolson Lai](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/lizzienllizard12x8-Project-Loris-e6668d9.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Night time, red light loris walk © Lizzie Nicolson Lai Night time, red light loris walk © Lizzie Nicolson Lai](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/lizzienlloriswalk12x8-Project-Loris-93598d1.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Fly-catcher © Lydia Thomas Fly-catcher © Lydia Thomas](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lydia-Thomas-Fly-catcher-Project-Loris-e43b8fd.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![View of Arboretum from nearby quarry Lydia Thomas View of Arboretum from nearby quarry Lydia Thomas](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Lydia-Thomas-Quarry-Arboretum-Project-Loris-92fb515.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Arboretum worker © Meike Simms Arboretum worker © Meike Simms](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Meike-Simms-Arboretum-Worker-Project-Loris-d78e46f.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Asian Elephant © Neuza Filipa Antunes Asian Elephant © Neuza Filipa Antunes](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Neuza-Filipa-Antunes-Asian-Elephant-Project-Loris-89027b0.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Jumping spider © Rose Hillson Summers Jumping spider © Rose Hillson Summers](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Rose-Summers-Jumping-Spider-Project-Loris-457e19d.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Flora of the Arboretum © William Tanner Flora of the Arboretum © William Tanner](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/William-Tanner-Project-Loris-32b37aa.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Asian elephants © Josh Raper Asian elephants © Josh Raper](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/%25C2%25A9Josh-Raper-Asian-Elephants-Project-Loris-jpg-92c4814.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Blue tiger butterfly © Keith Jones Blue tiger butterfly © Keith Jones](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Blue-Tiger-Butterfly-Keith-Jones-Project-Loris-92c4814.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)
![Toque macaque © Gemma Wearing Toque macaque © Gemma Wearing](https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/62/2019/01/Gemma-Wearing-Toque-Macaque-Project-Loris-749879f.jpg?webp=1&w=1200)