Samari
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Uda Walawe Nationalpark in Sri Lanka

Samari lives together with 67 other elephants at the Uda Walawe Nationalpark:

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

Samari was born wild at unknown, captured 2008 , captured at Samarakoon Wewa area in Hambanthota district.

Samari was found alone in May 2008 in Samarakoon Wewa area in Hambanthota district.

After her release in March 2015, the Transit Home monitored her for several weeks. Sadly, she was shot twice by illegal farmers. Luckily, the Transit Home staff were able to treat her wounds in the field and she fully recovered.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• http://www.elemotion.org/our-programs/orphan-foster-program/released-orphans/

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

• More elephants from: Uda Walawe Nationalpark
• More elephants from: Sri Lanka
• More elephants that was captured: 2008
• All breeding cows
• All breeding bulls
• The elephant database startpage. Statistics
• List of all captive born elephants in the database

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