PINNAWELA ORPHANAGE
Pinnawela orphanage is situated in Rambukkana, northwest of the town Kegalla, halfways between the present capitol Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department. This 24 acres large elephant orphanage is a also breeding pace for elephants, the first elephant baby was born in 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. Between 1975 and 2012, 67 animals were born here.
Elephants are magnificent land animals, with a thick skin and a curved trunk. Watching these gigantic wild, semi wild mammals is a lifetime experience. Sri Lanka has considerable number of the world’s elephant population. Visitors can enjoy watching wild elephants in wildlife parks such as Yala, Wasgamuwa, Udawalawa, Habarana and Mineriya
Elephants are orphaned
for a number of reasons. Habitat destruction and fragmentation is one of
the main causes resulting from irrigation projects, development of industries,
agricultural projects and human encroachment. Elephants
have lost over 30% of their natural wild habitat. Other reasons for elephants becoming orphaned include hunting for tusks
(although there is little of this in Sri Lanka compared to other
countries around the globe), humans catching wild elephants for taming
and domesticating and lastly due to the Human - Elephant conflict, which
is rife in Sri Lanka. This occurs when elephants encroach on farm land to find food.
The result is that 150-200 elephants are killed a year and around 60
people die.
Pinnawela orphanage is situated in Rambukkana, northwest of the town Kegalla, halfways between the present capitol Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department. This 24 acres large elephant orphanage is a also breeding pace for elephants, the first elephant baby was born in 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world. Between 1975 and 2012, 67 animals were born here.
Elephants are magnificent land animals, with a thick skin and a curved trunk. Watching these gigantic wild, semi wild mammals is a lifetime experience. Sri Lanka has considerable number of the world’s elephant population. Visitors can enjoy watching wild elephants in wildlife parks such as Yala, Wasgamuwa, Udawalawa, Habarana and Mineriya
Elephants are orphaned
for a number of reasons. Habitat destruction and fragmentation is one of
the main causes resulting from irrigation projects, development of industries,
agricultural projects and human encroachment. Elephants
have lost over 30% of their natural wild habitat. Other reasons for elephants becoming orphaned include hunting for tusks
(although there is little of this in Sri Lanka compared to other
countries around the globe), humans catching wild elephants for taming
and domesticating and lastly due to the Human - Elephant conflict, which
is rife in Sri Lanka. This occurs when elephants encroach on farm land to find food.
The result is that 150-200 elephants are killed a year and around 60
people die. 
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