Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home and Udawalawe National Park

 

Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home.

Eth Athuru Sewana or the “Elephant Transit Home” is the Asia’s first rehabilitation center for elephants. Established in 1995 by the Wild Life conservation Department the center lies on a 200 the Udawalawe National Park.

Baby elephant are sometimes injured by human laid traps or gunshot wounds. Some calves are orphaned when the mother dies or is killed. The center takes in the sick, wounded or orphaned baby elephants and feeds them until they are able to live alone and release them to various national parks. Around 220 (elephant) calves have been brought to Eth Athuru Sevana since its inception.

 

Elephant transit home public viewing of feeding is premitted daily at 9.a.m , noon, 3.p.m and at  6.p.m. Managing thr health and welfare of elephant calves with very little support from the labs and the lack of medial knowledge and experience in the country is also another challenge facing ETH officials. The ETH welcomes any contribution forward feeding the calves which can be inform of cash or milk powder.

 

 

 

Udawalawa National Park 

Udawalawe National Park is in the southern dry-zone of Sri Lanka. Udawalawe National Park established in the year 1972, with the objective of protecting the catchment area of Udawalawe reservoir, which provides water for agriculture and hydro-power generation spreads over an area 30821, resembles an African game park it is mainly thorny shrub Jungle with grasslands.

 

Udawalawa National Park is one of the world’s best places to see wild elephants. It is famous for large population of elephants. The Udawalawe reservoir is situated within the boundaries of the park, and draws its water from the Horton plains reserve, the peak wilderness sanctuary and the Haputale area. The Reservoir has become an important area for breeding aquatic birds.

 

The main attraction of the park are the water Buffalo, Wild boar, spotted deer, Jackal, Samber, Black-naped hare, mongooses, bandicoots, foxes, the endemic Toque Macaque and Gray Langers. 10 leopards live in Udawalawe National Park Most travelers visiting the Udawalawe National Park do this by booking an organized tour at their accommodation you can go into the park with a guide who can tell you everything about the park and the animals inside the park. In addition to the elephants you might also see kingfishers, crocodile, Eagles, peacocks and deer on an Udawalawe Safari drive.

One of the most insidious impacts of the pandemic on wild life conservation in Sri Lanka has been the rise in poaching during the lockdown, as well as illegal logging and gem mining. Reports in the local media estimate that around 600 wild birds and animals have been killed each day since the beginning of the lockdown. The lack of food security and loss of employment are among the reasons for the rise in poaching. With no one out there to protect it, wildlife is more vulnerable than ever.

As one of the leading tourist destinations in Sri Lanka, Udawalawe National Park and Elephant Transit Home contribute to enhancing the overall brightness and importance and provide a major boost to Sri Lanka’s economy. Regional communities in particular benefit from the thousands people who visit Udawalawe National Park each year, through job creation and money spent on accommodation, fuel and food.