Sri Lanka hosts the second largest wild Asian elephant population in the world. Established in 2006, UWERP is a unique ongoing long-term study following the lives of wild Asian elephants in and around Uda Walawe National Park in south-central Sri Lanka. It contains upwards of 400 individually-identified elephants out of a population numbering approximately 1000 animals. Through these pioneering efforts, and thanks to the dedicated efforts of field staff, we have gained new insights into the behavior, reproduction, and basic ecology of wild Asian elephants.
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