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  2. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage - Wikipedia

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    In 2023, there were 71 elephants, including 30 males and 41 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala. [1] The orphanage was founded to care and protect the many orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC). [2]

  3. Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home - Wikipedia

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    The Udawalawe Elephant Transist Home (Sinhala: උඩවලව ඇත් අතුරු සෙවණ, romanized: Udawalawa Ath Athuru Sewana) [1] is a wildlife protection facility within Udawalawe National Park in Sri Lanka that was established in 1995 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka.

  4. Millennium Elephant Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Millennium Elephant Foundation (MEF) is an organization and charity set up to rescue and care for captive Asian elephants in Sri Lanka.The foundation is situated on a 15-acre estate by the name of Samaragiri, which is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Kegalle, within the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.

  5. Yala National Park - Wikipedia

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    Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900, along with Wilpattu, designated in 1938, as the first two designated national parks in Sri Lanka. The park is best known for its variety of wildlife and is important conservation of Sri Lankan elephants, Sri Lankan leopards and aquatic birds.

  6. Lahugala Kitulana National Park - Wikipedia

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    Despite its land area, the park is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephant and endemic birds of Sri Lanka. The national park contains the reservoirs of Lahugala, Kitulana and Sengamuwa and they are ultimately empties to Heda Oya river. Originally it was designated as a wildlife sanctuary on July 1 of 1966. Then the protected area was ...

  7. List of wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Galway's Land National Sanctuary: Central Province: 27 May 1938: 0.57 0.22 Giant's Tank National Sanctuary: Northern Province: 24 September 1954: 43.30 16.72 Godawaya National Sanctuary: 25 May 2006: 2.32 0.90 Great Sober Island National Sanctuary: Eastern Province: 21 June 1963: 0.65 0.25 Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens Marine National Sanctuary ...

  8. Crushing photos show emaciated elephant forced to perform ...

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    Heartbreaking images of a severely malnourished elephant forced to perform during an annual festival in Sri Lanka have caused international outrage.

  9. Wasgamuwa National Park - Wikipedia

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    Wasgamuwa is one of the protected areas where Sri Lankan Elephants can be seen in large herds. It is also one of the Important Bird Areas in Sri Lanka. The name of the Wasgamuwa has derived from the words "Walas Gamuwa". [3] "Walasa" is Sinhala for sloth bear and "Gamuwa" means a wood. The park is situated 225 km away from Colombo. [4]

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