Bathiya (also spelt Bhathiya) was a well-built wild tusker of the Kalawewa and Polpithigama forests, roughly 30 to 35 years old and popular with photographers. In mid-2025 he was found stuck at the edge of the Polpithigama tank with gunshot wounds in his leg and other injuries. A veterinary team led by Professor Ashoka Dangolla treated him for days, but he died on 15 July 2025.