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The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage was established by the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation in 1975 for feeding and providing care and sanctuary to orphaned baby elephants that were found in the wild. [7] The orphanage was located at the Wilpattu National Park, then shifted to the tourist complex at Bentota and then to the Dehiwala Zoo.
Pinnawala is a village in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka and is around 90 km from the capital, Colombo. It is well known for its elephant orphanage . Elephant Orphanage
Pinnawala Open Zoo (also called Pinnawala Zoo: Sinhala: පින්නවල සත්වෝද්යානය) is a zoological garden in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, which is situated closer to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The zoo was opened for public on 17 April 2015.
National park Image Location Established [2] [3] Area [2] [3] [4] km 2 mi 2; Adam’s Bridge: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 190 73 Angammedilla: North Central Province: 6 June 2006: 75 29 Bundala: Southern Province: 4 January 1993: 62 24 Chundikkulam: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 196 76 Delft: Northern Province: 22 June 2015: 18 7 Flood ...
The elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) performances in Dehiwala zoo. Elephant performances. The elephant performances are held at the elephant arena. Pachyderms perform antics such as standing on their heads, wiggling their backs to music, hopping on one foot and standing up on their hind legs. Educational programme on chimps
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In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
Location Established [2] Area [2] km² mi² Anawilundawa Ramsar Wetland National Sanctuary: North Western Province: 11 June 1997: 13.97 5.39 Anuradhapura National Sanctuary: North Central Province: 27 May 1938: 35.01 13.52 Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary: North Western Province: 3 April 1992: 306.70 118.42 Bellanwila-Attidiya Wetland National ...