Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala Sri Lanka is located close to Kegalle town, halfway between Colombo & Kandy.
Elephant Orphanage Pinnawala is the only Elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka which was established in 1975 and started with 5 orphaned elephants and the current population is 93 of both sexes / all age groups. The prime purpose of the Pinnawala Elephant orphanage is to provide refuge for the elephants which are injured/orphaned & abandoned in the wild. This orphanage is operating as a breeding ground too since 1980. Most of the new arrivals are babies and after a few days of quarantine, they are released into the herd which welcomes them happily. The orphanage covers an area of 23 acres of land in the middle of the county & managed by the Department of National Zoological Gardens. This is the largest captive herd of elephants in the world belonging to the Elephas maximus Maximus.
Elephant Population in Sri Lanka is 5897 as per the 2011 elephant census. Elephants hold a central position in the country’s two main religions Buddhism and Hinduism as well as in Sri Lankan culture.
Pinnawala Vehicle Transfer
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