“If all that Sri Lanka has to offer, from the appealing city of Colombo to the ancient town of Galle, the Pinnawela orphanage, along the Maha Oya river enroute to the ancient royal residence of Kandy, stands out for its concept.
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“People watch while farmers use an elephant to plough a paddy field in Kegalle, about 48 miles north of Colombo, in this October 9, 2007 file photo.” - Yahoo! News Photos
“A wild elephant watches people at Rotawawe observation point in Anuradhapura, 110 miles (180 km) northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka in this September 27, 2004 file photo.” - Yahoo! News Photos
“As part of its efforts to boost the population of elephants, which are facing an uncertain future in the wake of rapid deforestation, Sri Lanka is planning to undertake artificial insemination process at its unique elephant orphanage in Pinnawela, about 80 kms northeast of Colombo enroute to this heritage city. ” - Sri Lanka planning artificial insemination of elephants-Rest of World-World-The Times of India
“But the most distressing sight is that of the elephants, five of them, all chained to the ground. Thankfully, Alipore zoo now has them in open spaces surrounded by moats, although it still cannot stop visitors from feeding them all kinds of rubbish. Yet the elephants are the USP of the Colombo zoo which, together with the famous elephant orphanage in Pinnawala and the farm at Gonapola, form the National Zoological Gardens. The beasts provide entertainment in the form of joy rides at fixed hours, fodder for zoo research and bring in much of the international attention the zoological garden delights in. Space again proves the obvious spoiler. But couldn’t there be some other way to exhibit these creatures?” - The Telegraph
” Three more wild elephants including two calves were mowed down by the Colombo bound express train at Kitulkotte in Kantale yesterday morning, raising this year’s death toll of wild elephants to 71.” - Daily Mirror
“The elephant, named Chooti Mahattaya - the Little Master - was taking part in a pageant in the in a Sri Lankan capital Colombo when something upset the animal.” - Metro.co.uk
“The West Indies cricket team had the opportunity to interact with some of Sri Lanka’s wildlife when they took a pause from cricket recently to visit an elephant orphanage while en route from Colombo to Kandy, the venue of the next test.” - Antigua Sun
“The shrinking natural habitat of Asian elephants in recent decades has forced them into increased and often violent contact with humans, said environmentalists and wildlife experts who met recently in Colombo to find ways to tackle the problem.” - The Telegraph - Calcutta
“The shrinking natural habitat of Asian elephants in recent decades has forced them into increased and often violent contact with humans, said environmentalists and wildlife experts who met recently in Colombo to find ways to tackle the problem.” - IOL
