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Location info
70 Present
70 births
24 Deaths
58 Relocated
Pinnawala elephant orphanage
Local name
පින්නවල අලි අනාථාගාරය
Type
orphanage
Owner
1975-1978 : Department of Wildlife
1984-2020: National Zoological Gardens
2020: Sri Lanka Ministry of Tourism
Size
24 acres
Total nrs
65
Founded
1975
First elephant arrived
1975
Number of animals
65
Address
Rambukkana Road
Place
Kegalle
District
Kegalle District
Province
Sabaragamuwa Province
Country
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Directors
1978-1985:
Lyn de Alwis
(director)
1985:
Bradley Fernando
(director)
H.A.N.T. Perera
Duminda Jayaratne
Renuka Bandaranayaka
Bashwara Senanka Gunarathne
?-2021: Ishini Wickremesinghe
Key People
Veterinarians
:
Chandana Rajapaksa
(head veterinarian)
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
1981-2008:
K. G. Sumanabanda
(chief mahout)
Elephant keepers
-:
R. Gunaratne
-:
S. Jayaratna
-:
I. Mitreepala
-:
H. Somaratna
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Description
, located at Rambukkana Road,
, was founded in 1975 and the first elephant arrived in 1975.
Living elephants
At the lives 70 elephants with records in this database: (
detail list
)
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Amali
born 1994-04-16
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Anuradhika
born 1993-11-15
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Anusha
♀
Ashokamala
born 1998-08-07
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Bharathi
born 2007
⚪
Binuki
born 2011
♂
Buwaneka
born 1999-12-07
♂
Charaka
born 2006-00-00
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Dinuda
born 2009-05-24
⚪
Diula
⚪
Elvina
born 2011
♂
Haritha
♂
Isira
born 2011
♂
Jadura
born 1966?
♂
Jayathu
♂
Kadol
born 2011
♀
Kamani
♂
Kanaka
born 2009-05-24
♂
Kandula III (Bibile)
♀
Kiriya III (Kira)
♀
Komali (Komalee)
born 1971
♂
Kora Aliya
♀
Kumari
born 1965
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Mahaweli (Mahavali)
born 1981
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Mathali (Mathalee)
born 1970
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Mayuri
born 1983
♂
Meega
♀
Meena
♀
Menika
born 1989-08-14
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Menika II
♀
Nandi
born 2011
♂
Nandimithra
born 1995-09-27
♂
Neela
born 1964
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Nikini II
♀
Ninja
born 1985
♀
Noni
♀
Pali
born 2003
♂
Pandu
born 2005-08-00
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Punchi
♀
Ramiya
♀
Randivi
♂
Rangiri
born 1989-08-16
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Rejina
born 1982
♀
Sama
♀
Sama I
born 1987-12-18
♂
Sampath
♀
Sandalee (Sandali)
♀
Sapumali
born 1997
♀
Shanthi
♀
Shermi
♀
Sukumali
born 1984-07-05
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Surangie
♂
Suranimala
♀
Thammenna
♀
Thilaka
⚪
Thilamalai
⚪
unknown
born 2011
⚪
unknown
born 2010
⚪
unknown
born 2011
⚪
unknown
⚪
unknown
born 2011
⚪
unknown
born 2011
♂
Unnamed
born 2011-07-16
⚪
unnamed
born 2021-09-11
⚪
Unnamed
born 2024-03-20
⚪
Unnamed
born 2011-02-17
♂
unnamed (twin)
born 2021-08-31
♂
unnamed (twin)
born 2021-08-31
♀
Uthpala
born 1999-08-06
♂
Wasamba
born 1999-02-09
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