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Rambo, Uda Walawe’s Iconic Elephant to be Translocated ?
There is reliable information coming through that the iconic elephant of Uda Walawe Rambo may be captured and translocated to a holding ground ( which is effectively an elephant prison) by the...
A Bird upstages the elephants of Uda Walawe!
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...
You And I, We Are All Guilty
We are killing the very goose that lays the golden egg: our natural environment and its resources, by our short-sighted actions, warns Dr. Sriyanie Miththapala. In the last few weeks, the in...
Visit to the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home
last week I was at the Elephant transit home..This is Namal the juvenile whose hind leg had to be amputated. He has a costume made local prosthetic limb There was also a 2 month...
Does Yala need a 40 Foot Roadway ?
There is a major road development activity taking place along the approach road to the Yala National Park. It appears that the road is being widened to a 40 ft roadway, with the scrub...
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...
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...
Off Season for Rambo, the Uda Walawe Elephant?
For the past one week, Rambo the famous Uda Walawe elephant has been missing from his favourite haunt of the Uda Walawe reservoir bund. Rambo is well known for his antics, standing behind the...
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...
A rare sighting of the elusive Jungle Cat at Uda Walawe National Park
I was fortunate to get some good sightings of the elusive jungle cat (Felis chaus) at uda Walawe last weekend