Rewatha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kalawewa National Park in Sri Lanka

Biography

☨ ♂ Rewatha
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Alternative name:	Revatha

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:	in Sri Lanka unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2021-03-09
Death location:	Kalawewa National Park Balalu Wewa wildlife forest reserve
Death reason:	accident: electrocution
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kalawewa National Park, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

	Kalawewa National Park
Record history
History of updates	2021-06-30

Latest document update	2021-09-10 03:17:41
Google map

† Rewatha is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2021-03-09 at Kalawewa National Park, in Sri Lanka, . Official death reason described as electrocution.

Origin

Rewatha was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

A Sri Lankan Tusker Rewatha, named by Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader MP Sajith Premadasa, has been found dead. It has been reported that the Tusker found in the Balalu Wewa wildlife forest reserve in Kala Wewa, had died due to electrocution. The majestic Tusker of Sri Lanka is said to have been electrocuted by unauthorized electric fences set up for the protection of illegal farmlands within the forest reserve.

Rewatha on elephant-news.com

Rewatha is mentioned on Elephant News:

Articles where Rewatha is mentioned on elephant-news.com
Date	Links which opens in new window
2021-03-09	Sri lankan tusker rewatha found dead in kala wewa - Elephant News

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rewatha, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kalawewa National Park in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10781. (archived at the Wayback machine)