The elephant Encyclopedia and Database


Pinnawala elephant orphanage



Local name පින්නවල අලි අනාථාගාරය
Typeorphanage

Owner1975-1978 : Department of Wildlife
1984-2020: National Zoological Gardens
2020: Sri Lanka Ministry of Tourism
Size24 acres
Total nrs65
Founded1975
First elephant arrived1975
Number of animals65
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
Record history
History of updates2024-03-23:

Latest document update2024-03-23 10:33:04
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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)
  1. Amali born 1994-04-16
  2. Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
  3. Anusha
  4. Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
  5. Bharathi born 2007
  6. Binuki born 2011
  7. Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
  8. Charaka born 2006-00-00
  9. Dinuda born 2009-05-24
  10. Diula
  11. Elvina born 2011
  12. Haritha
  13. Isira born 2011
  14. Jadura born 1966?
  15. Jayathu
  16. Kadol born 2011
  17. Kamani
  18. Kanaka born 2009-05-24
  19. Kandula III (Bibile)
  20. Kiriya III (Kira)
  21. Komali (Komalee) born 1971
  22. Kora Aliya
  23. Kumari born 1965
  24. Mahaweli (Mahavali) born 1981
  25. Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
  26. Mayuri born 1983
  27. Meega
  28. Meena
  29. Menika born 1989-08-14
  30. Menika II
  31. Nandi born 2011
  32. Nandimithra born 1995-09-27
  33. Neela born 1964
  34. Nikini II
  35. Ninja born 1985
  36. Noni
  37. Pali born 2003
  38. Pandu born 2005-08-00
  39. Punchi
  40. Ramiya
  41. Randivi
  42. Rangiri born 1989-08-16
  43. Rejina born 1982
  44. Sama
  45. Sama I born 1987-12-18
  46. Sampath
  47. Sandalee (Sandali)
  48. Sapumali born 1997
  49. Shanthi
  50. Shermi
  51. Sukumali born 1984-07-05
  52. Surangie
  53. Suranimala
  54. Thammenna
  55. Thilaka
  56. Thilamalai
  57. unknown born 2011
  58. unknown born 2011
  59. unknown born 2010
  60. unknown
  61. unknown born 2011
  62. unknown born 2011
  63. Unnamed born 2024-03-20
  64. unnamed born 2021-09-11
  65. Unnamed born 2011-02-17
  66. Unnamed born 2011-07-16
  67. unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  68. unnamed (twin) born 2021-08-31
  69. Uthpala born 1999-08-06
  70. Wasamba born 1999-02-09
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