Relocated elephants from Yala Ruhunu National Park in Sri Lanka

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival Departure	Present location	Import
Yala Ruhunu National Park had previously 2 elephants relocated to new location.
1	† ♀ EM - Kamala SSP id: 145	dead: Born wild 1975-09-00 Dead: 2024-11-02, 49 yrs Reason: euthanised: osteoarthritis	1975-00-00 1975-00-00	Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington	1976
2	♂ EM - Homey	wild: Born wild		Hambantota Wild Elephant Management Reserve

Source for the list of elephants relocated, previously living at Yala Ruhunu National Park

Reference list

Facts about previously kept elephants, relocated from Yala Ruhunu National Park in Sri Lanka, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 4 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=874 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-10-23	Homey:	• Jenny Pastorini, Sri Lanka • http://www.ccrsl.org/Literature/stories/homey's-story
2018-10-05	Kamala:	• Brent Van Hooft, Elephant Keeper Calgary Zoo • Kathleen Hewitt, Calgary Zoo • https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/elderly-female-asian-elephant-dies-smithsonians-national-zoo-and-conservation-biology • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_(elephant)

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Yala Ruhunu National Park had previously 2 elephants relocated to new location.

Reference list

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