Elephant Transit Home (ETH), Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka

5SuenBrianSolihull 5:00 PM Mar 22, 2020

Fantastic
It was so lovely to see the elephants especially the baby ones. They only let so many into the compound at one time and to see them literally running towards the milk makes you smile or laugh out loud. A wonderful sight to watch and so worthwhile.

4foxylady23 5:00 PM Feb 12, 2022

Such dedication to these orphaned elephants
This is a place where orphaned elephants are looked after until they can be taken back to the national parks. They are orphaned due to natural reasons but also because of "man". There are currently about 50 orphans here varying in size and age. They are brought from the waters edge in 2's or 3's and know exactly where their milk is, which is dispensed though a tube. Once they have drunk they move onto something that is in a trough. This public feeding is done twice a day and the entrance fee goes towards the upkeep on the home. There is also an interesting little museum explaining about the cycle of elephants and the difference between Sri Lankan and African elephants The reason I didn't give this 5* was that I saw the staff using sticks on the elephants to get them into the correct position for the milk and then to "encourage" them to move on