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Asoka

අශෝක அசோகா

Deceased

Asoka
Sumudusoyza007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

Asoka (also written Ashoka) was one of the four mature tuskers known in Udawalawe National Park, alongside Walawe Raja, Sumedha and the Kalthota tusker. He was found dead inside the park with bullet wounds; the circumstances were never made clear.

Sources

  1. The missing Raja of Uda Walawe National Park — eTurboNews (Srilal Miththapala), 13 Sep 2010
  2. Raja (Walawe Raja) missing — Sunday Times Plus, Nov 2010
  3. In search of a king — Daily FT (Cheranka Mendis), 13 Jul 2013