Elephant people from Sri Lanka

List of Elephant people from Sri Lanka

From the list of persons from Sri Lanka

Database records of selected members from Sri Lanka

1. Sagara , private mahout, born ?,
2. Piyadasa, zoo mahout, born ?, dead 1996-06-14.
3. Millangoda Appuhami, camp elephant owner, born 1922?, dead 2021-08-21.
4. Nandana Atapattu, wildlife veterinarian, dead 2021-12-06?.
5. Renuka Bandaranayaka, zoo director, born ?,
6. unknown Burampi, camp mahout, born ?,
7. Ashoka Dangolla, temple veterinarian,
8. Lyn de Alwis, zoo director, born 1930-10-27, dead 2006-11-22.
9. Anura de Silva, zoo director,
10. Bradley Fernando, zoo director,
11. Chandana Gunaratne, zoo mahout,
12. Bashwara Gunaratne, zoo director,
13. R. W. A. Gunaratne, zoo mahout, born ?,
14. John Hagenbeck Jr., wildlife animal trader, born 1909, dead 1959. Son of animal trader John Hagenbeck
15. Siathu Hami, camp mahout, born ?,
16. unknown Hendrick, camp mahout, born ?,
17. S. D. Jayaratna, zoo mahout,
18. Duminda Jayaratne, zoo director,
19. unknown Karunadase, camp mahout, born ?,
20. unknown Karunee, camp mahout, born ?,
21. Wilson Koddithuwakku, temple mahout, born 1951?,
22. Ajith Liyanage, temple mahout, born ?,
23. Dingiri Mahattaya, temple mahout, born ?, dead 1998-07-31.
24. Dammika Malsinghe, zoo director,
25. Mihiran Medawala, camp director, born ?,
26. Ananda Millangoda, camp elephant owner, born ?, Son of elephant owner Millangoda Appuhami
27. I. S. Mitreepala, zoo mahout, born ?,
28. H. Molligoda, zoo curator, born ?,
29. Upul Nishantha, temple mahout, born ?,
30. Umar Panicker, temple mahout, born ?,
31. Madusha Perera, zoo veterinarian, born ?,
32. H.A.N.T. Perera, zoo director, born ?,
33. Vijitha Perera, wildlife veterinarian, born ?,
34. Thilak Premakantha, zoo director, born ?,
35. Thushara Priyadarshana, temple mahout, born ?,
36. Anoma Priyadarshani, zoo director,
37. Gunaratne Punchi, village mahout, born ?, Son of mahout Apuhami Punchi and R. M. Ukuama
38. Weerasuriya Punchi, village mahout, born ?, dead ?. Son of mahout K. G. Punchi Rale
39. Apuhami Punchi, village mahout, born 1926-07-06, dead 2002-11-27. Son of mahout K. G. Punchi Rale
40. K. G. Punchi Rale, village mahout,
41. K. G. Sumanabanda, camp mahout, born 1958-07-13, Son of mahout Apuhami Punchi and R. M. Ukuama
42. Chandana Rajapaksa, camp veterinarian, born ?,
43. Shermila Rajapaksha, zoo director, born ?,
44. Chandani Ratnayake, camp apprentice keeper, born ?, Daughter of mahout K. G. Sumanabanda
45. Nilantha Ratnayake, temple monk, born ?,
46. unknown Samuranajake, camp mahout, born ?,
47. S.S.M. Seelaratne, zoo curator, born ?,
48. H. Somaratna, zoo mahout, born ?,
49. Bellanwila Wimalarathana, temple monk, born 1941?, dead 2018-02-03.
50. Devalegama Dhammasena Nayaka Thera, temple director, born ?,
51. Galboda Thero, temple director, born ?,
52. R. M. Ukuama, zoo wife,
53. unknown Veerasene, camp mahout, born ?,
54. Aubrey Weinman, zoo director, born 1897, dead 1967-10-08.
55. Gihan Welagedara, zoo , born ?,
56. Ishini Wickremesinghe, zoo director, born ?,
57. K. D. R. N. Wijesinghe, zoo director,
58. R. Wimalasena, zoo mahout,