Twin Baby Elephants at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage | Sri Lanka скачать в хорошем качестве

Twin Baby Elephants at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage | Sri Lanka

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (Sinhala: පින්නවල අලි අනාථාගාරය), is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 96 elephants, including 43 males and 68 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala. The orphanage was founded to care and protect the many orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC). On 31 August 2021, a 25 year old elephant named Surangi gave birth to twin male baby elephants at the orphanage. It also marked the first instance of the birth of twin elephants in Sri Lanka after a gap of 80 years since 1941. How a visitor arrives at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage from Colombo? How to reach by public transport? Pinnwala Elephant Orphanage can be reached via the A1 Colombo-Kandy main road. Turn off at the 82km post at Karandupana junction and then get on to a Rambukkana bus and get off in front of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. How to reach by train? The closest railway station is at Rambukkana 2 km away from the village of Pinnawala. Visitors who come from Colombo – Kandy railway path you should follow the signs and can get off in Rambukkana.Then you have to get on the Kegalle bus and get off in front of the PEO. Opening Hours Daily from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m