Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Photo by Trixie - Text by Siri
The orphanage for elephants at Pinnawela was established by the Department of National Zoological Gardens in 1975. Pinnawela is a small town situated on the Kegalle-Rambukkana road, 13 km. from Kegalle Town. Kegalle is on the main Colombo-Kandy road. The orphanage started as a place to house young elephants who found themselves separated and lost from their herds, and abandoned by their parents when they fall into pits or ravines, orphaned by poachers who hunt down and kill these magnificent animals, or hurt otherwise.

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