[209] Ghost (wild)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Uda Walawe Nationalpark in Sri Lanka

Biography

♂ [209] Ghost (wild)
Tusker “209” which seems to have been translocated into Uda Walawe National Park in early 2010. HTTP code: 302 This image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.

Identification

Local id Number	209

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂
Dentition
Incisives	tusker
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:	in unknown
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Uda Walawe Nationalpark, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

2010-00-00	Uda Walawe Nationalpark
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-26: new record

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

[209] Ghost (wild) is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Uda Walawe Nationalpark, in Sri Lanka.

[209] Ghost (wild) arrived in 2010-00-00 to the Uda Walawe Nationalpark,

Social

[209] Ghost (wild) lives together with 67 other elephants at the Uda Walawe Nationalpark: (detailed list)

1. ♀ [208] (wild)
2. ♀ [209] (wild) born <1990
3. ♀ 458 (wild)
4. ♀ Anuradha
5. ♀ Anusha
6. ♂ Aravinda
7. ⚪ Asha
8. ♂ Baby Blue
9. ♂ Channa
10. ♀ Devika
11. ♀ Emaline
12. ♀ Ethimali born 2000?
13. ♂ Gamini
14. ♂ Hama
15. ♀ Indika born <1995
16. ♀ Indivari
17. ♂ Isuru
18. ♀ Kanishka
19. ♀ Komali
20. ♀ Mahee (wild) born <1994
21. ♀ Mahika
22. ♀ Majetwin
23. ♀ Malani
24. ♀ Malathie
25. ♀ Manel
26. ♂ Marga
27. ♀ Mathali born <2001
28. ⚪ Minoli
29. ♂ Mitsui
30. ♀ Miyuri
31. ♂ Nalaka born 2005
32. ♂ Namal
33. ♀ Naomi ([111])
34. ♂ Navaloka
35. ♀ Nita
36. ♀ noname (wild, daughter to Indika) born 2013
37. ♂ noname (wild, son to Indika) born 2008
38. ♀ Odelle
39. ♀ Panduka
40. ♂ Passy
41. ♀ Premani
42. ♂ Raja (wild)
43. ♀ Raka (wild)
44. ♂ Rambo
45. ♂ Rohana
46. ♀ Rohini
47. ♀ Safari
48. ♀ Samari
49. ♀ Sandamali
50. ⚪ Senani
51. ♂ St. Anthoniye
52. ♂ Sumedha
53. ♀ Thamali
54. ⚪ Tharos
55. ♂ Therapuththa born 2004
56. ♀ Uma born 2009
57. ⚪ unknown
58. ⚪ unknown
59. ⚪ unknown
60. ⚪ unknown
61. ⚪ unknown
62. ⚪ unknown
63. ⚪ unknown
64. ⚪ unknown
65. ⚪ unknown
66. ⚪ unknown
67. ♂ William

and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database

Origin

[209] Ghost (wild) was born unknown at unknown.

Comments / pictures

seems to have been translocated into Uda Walawe National Park in early 2010

Note from SdS: the following is an account based on Sameera’s experience. I’ve come to think of this mysterious Tusker as ‘Ghost’ because we so rarely see him and know so little about him. The name has stuck in my head, so that’s going to be his nickname from now on

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). [209] Ghost (wild), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Uda Walawe Nationalpark in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11401. (archived at the Wayback machine)