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

Biography
♀ Kanishka
Identification
Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀
Management:Wild elephant
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Uda Walawe Nationalpark, in Sri Lanka
Date of arrival
2004-03-15Uda Walawe Nationalpark
from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home
Record history
History of updates2021-12-08
Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

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

Kanishka arrived in 2004-03-15 to the Uda Walawe Nationalpark, relocated from the Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home, in Sri Lanka.


Social

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

detailed list with arrival dates etc. of the other elephants
  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. ♀ Komali
  20. 20. ♀ Mahee (wild) born <1994
  21. 21. ♀ Mahika
  22. 22. ♀ Majetwin
  23. 23. ♀ Malani
  24. 24. ♀ Malathie
  25. 25. ♀ Manel
  26. 26. ♂ Marga
  27. 27. ♀ Mathali born <2001
  28. 28. ⚪ Minoli
  29. 29. ♂ Mitsui
  30. 30. ♀ Miyuri
  31. 31. ♂ Nalaka born 2005
  32. 32. ♂ Namal
  33. 33. ♀ Naomi ([111])
  34. 34. ♂ Navaloka
  35. 35. ♀ Nita
  36. 36. ♀ noname (wild, daughter to Indika) born 2013
  37. 37. ♂ noname (wild, son to Indika) born 2008
  38. 38. ♀ Odelle
  39. 39. ♀ Panduka
  40. 40. ♂ Passy
  41. 41. ♀ Premani
  42. 42. ♂ Raja (wild)
  43. 43. ♀ Raka (wild)
  44. 44. ♂ Rambo
  45. 45. ♂ Rohana
  46. 46. ♀ Rohini
  47. 47. ♀ Safari
  48. 48. ♀ Samari
  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


Origin

Kanishka was born wild .


Comments / pictures

From Karattamankada

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Kanishka, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Uda Walawe Nationalpark in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 21 November 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2696. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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