Namal at Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home Udawalawa Eth Athuru Sewana
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| Namal | ID Number: | |
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| Species: | Asian elephant | |
| Sex and age: | Male ♂ maybe about 9 years old (estimated age) | |
| Management: | Free contact | |
| Location: | Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home Udawalawa Eth Athuru Sewana | |
| Arrival | Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home Udawalawa Eth Athuru Sewana 2012-00-00 | |
| Born: | 2011? wild | |
| Capture: | 2012, Namal Uyana, Ampara jungles | |
| Document updated | 2018-11-04: new record | |
Namal, a four-year-old elephant calf, was found in the Ampara jungles in 2012, when he was just a one-year-old. Wildlife officials found him exhausted and dying after being caught in a hunter’s snare and transported him to the Udawalawe elephant transit home. His back leg was then amputated by skilled veterinarian Dr. Vijitha and he has been living in the transit home since. Named after ‘Namal Uyana’, the area he was foundSources, among others
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