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The Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS) is the first organization established outside of Sri Lanka with the sole purpose to conserve the dwindling biodiversity of Sri Lanka.

11/08/2026

Happy Deepavali! 🪔

Wishing everyone celebrating a festival of light, joy and togetherness, from all of us at the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society.

Image created with AI.

11/06/2026

The EleBus rides again 🚌🐘

68 children in Kandy District used to walk to school through elephant country. Since July 2026, they ride safely past the corridor, arrive on time, and parents wave goodbye without fear.

It's an idea we first started in Wasgamuwa in 2015: protect people, and you protect elephants too.

Thank you to Asian Elephant Support for making this relaunch possible. 💚

A few short clips are animated from our own photos using AI. Voiceover is AI-generated.

11/04/2026

Who's arriving in Wasgamuwa? 🐦

From around September to April, migrant birds from further north spend the winter in Sri Lanka, joining the island's residents. That makes this one of the best times of year for birdwatching around the Field House.

Swipe to meet a winter visitor and some of the residents you can see with us.

🔭 Birdwatching is what our volunteers say they love most here. Come and see for yourself: link in bio.

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11/02/2026

Watching over Wasgamuwa. 🦅

The crested serpent eagle hunts snakes and lizards from a quiet perch in the forest. Bird season has begun in Wasgamuwa, and there's a lot to see from now until April.

11/01/2026

Reptiles of Sri Lanka 🦎

Sri Lanka has 22 species of agamid lizards, and 19 of them are found nowhere else on Earth.

Swipe to meet the water monitor, the land monitor, three lizards that live only in Sri Lanka, and the island's rare chameleon.

🌿 Why it matters
Every one of these animals depends on forests, scrub and wetlands. Protecting habitat for elephants protects the smaller lives that share it.

📩 Want to see Sri Lanka's wildlife up close? Join our volunteer programme in Wasgamuwa. Link in bio, or email [email protected].

Cover: green garden lizard (Pala katussa), photographed by our field team. Slides 4–8 use AI-generated images, because we don't have our own photos of these species.

10/30/2026

30 years of people and elephants 🐘💚

From the Equator Prize in 2008 to relaunching the EleFriendly Bus this July, here's a look back at three decades of community-led conservation in Sri Lanka.

None of it happens without the farmers, families, staff, volunteers, partners and donors who work alongside us. Thank you.

👉 Swipe through the milestones, then come and be part of the next 30 years: link in bio.

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10/28/2026

Harvest season in elephant country 🌾🐘

The Maha paddy season has begun. As crops ripen, elephants follow the food into fields and villages, and conflict rises for families and elephants alike.

Swipe to see why it happens, what it costs, and what actually helps.

⚠️ Slide 4 shows an elephant that died in a conflict area.

In Wasgamuwa, long-term community-led work has kept the region below 2% of Sri Lanka's conflict incidents over the past five years. Coexistence is possible.

💛 Support our work or join us in the field: link in bio · [email protected]

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10/26/2026

Binoculars up. 🔭

An afternoon in the field with our volunteers, waiting for the herd to step out of the forest.

Want to be here? Link in bio.

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10/25/2026

Evening in Wasgamuwa. 🐘🌄

As the light fades, the herds emerge onto the grasslands beneath the mountains. Some evenings, you can count dozens of elephants from a single vantage point.

Mothers with their playful calves, youngsters chasing and interacting with one another, and even large, dominant bulls mingling with the herds. Watching them simply go about their lives is a wonderful reminder of what makes these magnificent animals so extraordinary.

No barriers, no boundaries—just wild elephants being elephants in their natural world. 🐘💚

Have you ever watched a wild herd at dusk?

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10/24/2026

Can an orange save an elephant? 🍊🐘

In Sri Lanka, farmers and wild elephants share the same land. Through Project Orange Elephant, we help farmers plant Bibile sweet orange trees, a crop elephants avoid. Families earn a steady income, elephants are left in peace, and every tree stores carbon as it grows.

Happy International Day of Climate Action. 🌍

💛 Support Project Orange Elephant: link in bio

📸 Photos & video:
Some clips are animated from our own photos using AI. Voiceover is AI-generated.

Address

Nutley, NJ

Telephone

+19737676063

Website

https://www.slwcs.org/donate

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