1. Was this project a ‘census’ or a ‘population estimate’? There appears to be some confusion about the very focus and objective of the programme. Some officials at the DWLC have conceded to me (...
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The ‘Find Raja Project’ – A wrap up and brief look back
This article appeared sometime aqo in the Sunday Times The initial idea for this endeavour came to me in September last year, when I was talking to my one- time colleague, and now an...
An interesting video clip from my recent visist to UWLP
At UWNP on the 23rd of June..an agitated female, obviously one who had been released back into the wild from the Elephant transit home, judging by her radio collar. Rather unusual behavior because...
Uda Walawe 23/24 th June
Was at UWNP last few days...Very good sightings..heres a sample of a really big bull by the electric fence...
Is ‘Walawe Raja’, the icon of Uda Walawe National Park, still alive?
There have been numerous inquiries through Sri Lanka Elephant Web Page (http://www.srilankaelephant.com) and the Sri Lanka Elephant Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/SriLankaElephant), as well...
The full un-abridged sunday times ( 16th Jan 2010) article, with many photos……
The ‘Find Raja Project’ – A wrap up and brief look back - Srilal Miththapala The initial idea for this endeavour came to me in September last year, when I was talking to my one- time colleague, and...
25th November Update of the ‘Find Raja project’
This week was a quiet one. The proposed, concerted effort to launch a series of field investigations in the area where we had received several reports of sightings of a tusker who fitted Raja’s...
Report of field trip 6th and 7th November
Following upon our reliable leads established on our field trip on the 4th of November , we had several calls on the hotline that many elephants , including a tusker was seen the night before in the...
Field trip 4th/5th November 2010
The field trip was a grueling, exhausting, productive, frustrating and eventful one ..all rolled up in one !!! The main objective of the trip was to meet up with a senior ranger of the Dept. of wild...
The Raja Story
WHERE IS RAJA ???? Uda Walawe NP's most famous and awesome attractions was "Walawe Raja", a majestic tusker in the prime of its life. He was the star of a film shot by the BBC/Discovery by Mike...