According to Srilal there were originally only four mature tuskers at UWNP ( all non-resident ) i.e. Raja, Ashoka, Sumedha and Kalthota. Ashoka met an untimely death about a year ago. He was found ...

Walawe Raja with a broken tusk in 2007. Pic by Franklin Silva Ongoing research by Shermin Silva of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Biology and local research assistant Ashoka Rajeewa, ...