The decision to visit the park was made spontaneously without much planning. Since I had not been to the Uda Walawe National Park (UWNP) for a few months, on the spur of the moment I thought of...
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Rambo, Hale and Hearty at Uda Walawe
I had the good fortune of being invited by Mahoora Tented Safari Camps to visit them at their Uda Walawe camp site recently. I had not seen their operations after they were forced to relocate...
‘The Gathering’ – The Unknown Story
‘The Gathering’ – The Unknown StoryBy Srilal Miththapala‘The Gathering’ (of elephants) at Minneriya National Park takes place from around June to October each year, and has today become a well-known...
Rambo goes on an Amorous ‘walk-about’
There have been concerns recently, about the disappearance of Rambo, the iconic male elephant, who...
Visit to Uda Walawe National Park 2/3 June 2014
At the fish market at Uda Walawe. The catch is from the tank and the fish is fresh and tasty.The main road of the park now devoid of all ‘Manna’ (Elephant grass) and teak...
A Close Encounter At Uda Walawe National Park- 2nd/3rd June 2014
We were driving along and as we passed the Seenuggala bungalow, we saw a big male elephant on the side of the bund and we quickly turned in and drove into the bungalow, close to...
Tourist Injured by an Elephant at Uda Walawe
Last week news was received about a foreign tourist, who had been injured by a wild elephant closed to the Uda Walawe National Park. When I heard the news, I immediately felt a wave of apprehension...
Rambo is Back on the Uda Walawe reservoir Bund
.Returning form Ella last week, I decided to take the route via Thanamalawila and pass the Uda Walawe national Park, hoping to spot Rambo. And I was not disappointed. There he was back at his old...
Pregnant Female Jumbo Felled By Shotgun
By Kumudini HettiarachchiSUNDAY TIMES It was a double tragedy – the bullets not only killed the cow-elephant but also the unborn baby she was carrying at Demaliya, close to the northern boundary of...
Oldest Captive Elephant In Sri Lanka Dies
I do not agree to the head line "domesticated" because there is no such thing as a domesticated elephant..only dogs and cats which have been bred in captivity for a long period are domesticated. All...
THE FUTURE TUSKERS OF SRI LANKA
Tuskers of Sri Lanka edited FINAL This is the full presentation I made at the .... Sustainable BioDiversity & Economic Development Conference The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Cinnamon Lakeside,...