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

♀ Samari
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in unknown
Capture: 2008 Samarakoon Wewa area in Hambanthota district
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Uda Walawe Nationalpark, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
2015-03-00Uda Walawe Nationalpark
from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home
Record history
History of updates2018-11-05: new record
Latest document update2021-11-19 15:48:02
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Biography

Location

Samari is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Uda Walawe Nationalpark, in Sri Lanka.

Samari arrived in 2015-03-00 to the Uda Walawe Nationalpark, relocated from the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home, 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
and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database


detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

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


Comments / pictures

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.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2023). Samari, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Uda Walawe Nationalpark in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 4 December 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11913. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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