Sri Lanka: Elephant Orphanage
Human orphanages aren't the only kind of orphanage I visited in Sri Lanka. One of my most delightful visits was to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in central Sri Lanka. The government-run orphanage is home to some 60 rescued Asian elephants. Some are babies who have lost their mothers. Others are adults who have become separated from their herd or are wounded and unable to take care of themselves. Twice a day, they are led, unrestrained, through the town for a dip in the Maha Oya river, where they enjoy 4 hours of bathing daily.
It's an amazing sight to watch dozens of these amazing creatures bathing and frolicking in the water. I had a hard time tearing myself away from this scene - I took almost 100 photographs in the space of a couple hours!
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Arent they the cutest? and not to forget their AWESOME memory power.
what is the address of this orphange and also do you have the address of
the elephant orphanage in Kerala
Hi Rekha,
I don't know the address of the orphanage, but in the link above there is a
contact address, which is: Jayantha Jayewardene, Biodiversity and Elephant
Conservation Trust, 615/32 Rajagiriya Gardens, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, Sri
Lanka; fax to 011-94-(0)75-337142; e-mail to romalijj@slt.lk. I've never
heard of the elephant orphanage in Kerala - is there one?
hi
i loved this pachiderm page, the elephant pics are awesome, i am an artist,
this time i wanted to do something
for wildlife and want to give the money to charity, im from karnataka i
would like to know if i could volunteer or join any animal/elephant rescue
team and help.
jadedragon: I'm not affiliated with this or any other
elephant/wildlife organization, so I don't have any information on this for
you. I just take pictures!
Awww!! I love elephants so much! They are one of my favorite animals. the
pictures are great too.
hi again,
thanks for the info . the pics you took are awesome, keep up the gr8 job :)
good luck to all that you do.peace