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Elephantine Tales – New Book by Srilal Miththapala Source:Dailymirror Srilal Miththapala recently launched his second book on elephants. This book is a collection of short anecdotes of his experiences in the national parks of Sri Lanka, doing what he yearns to, as often as possible – exploring nature, wild life and of course elephants. The book is full of ‘Elephantine Tales’ and a few other wildlife as well. It will be of interest to the die-hard wildlife fraternity, as well as to the laymen with some interest in wildlife   It is somewhat a personal odyssey re-living his experiences and close interaction with these gentle giants. It is written in simple language and the narratives are packed with in depth information about environment, wild life and elephant behaviour.   Here’s what the world famous elephant researcher of Amboseli fame, Dr Joyce Poole says about the book. ...

Jun 16, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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eLanka Newsletter – 19th December 2021 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Silent Night – the origin of the hymn – by Des Kelly Josephians take honours in drawn 87th Encounter of the “Battle of the Saints”By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite News Network First Sri Lankan Calypso Band in Sydney – playing at a recent Christmas party of University of Colombo Alumni Association of NSW on 12th December 2021 The World in Turmoil – Ecologically; Spiritually; Economically; and Politically – by Noor Rahim Sawasangeetha – We Are Sri Lanka And We Stand Together by Oscar E V Fernando SUNDAY CHOICE – Jesus is the reason for the season. Unmada Prema Geeya (උන්මාද ප්‍රේම ගීය) – BNS x Yohani ft. Kaizer Kaiz | Official Music Video Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 84 17 12 2021 ​ A ...

Dec 19, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Quo Vadis Sri Lanka Tourism, Post Covid-19?-By Srilal Miththapala Source:Island There seems to be conflicting ideas as to how tourism should be promoted in the short term, in the post Covid -19 arena. A wide range of good initiatives have been proposed from various experts. We must not get carried away by emotion, and resort to ‘crystal ball gazing’, but make our plans, based on evidence and research. What seems to be overlooked is the need to properly understand the post Covid-19 consumer behaviour, and only focus source markets. Finally, it is the consumer who will decide, whoever he may be. The bottom line is that the ‘tourism world’ is not going to come back to normal for quite some time. Like everything else in our lives, consumers also will respond in a ‘new normal’ framework. Hence applying our traditional marketing strategies will not necessarily work in this uncertain environment. ...

Dec 12, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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“A LONG INTRO., YET AMAZING” Aliya, the Sinhalese word for Elephant. Large, loving, Animals, if Looked after, I recommend this very Interesting post. You are advised to read it, to the end. Anyway, “Aliyas” are the Symbol of S.L., folks, so here’s hoping that this superb “gathering” of Elephants are treated as they they always need to be, because of “A Long Introduction,Yet Amazing”!!. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. Sri Lanka – home to the largest Asian elephant gathering: But for how long? ‘The Gathering’ which occurs in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park, is the world’s largest congregation of Asian elephants in the wild  – Image courtesy Dev Wijewardane In addition to The Gathering, Minneriya is also famous for the first record of twins in the wild among Asian elephants – Images courtesy of Rohan Wijesinha and Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya Along with the large numbers, some of the ‘rockstars’ amongst the ...

Aug 19, 2021 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , ,
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The economic value of elephants in Sri Lanka for tourism-by Srilal Miththapala It is estimated that there are some 6,000 wild elephants in Sri Lanka today. This then means that there is a treasure worth more than Rs. 23.4 billion ($ 128 m) out in the wild Source:FT From time immemorial, travellers of days gone by and modern-day tourists have been fascinated by Sri Lanka’s elephants. Today, wildlife, and elephants in particular, is a major component of Sri Lanka tourism’s product portfolio. Unfortunately at the same time, due to haphazard and unplanned development, encroaching into hitherto elephant habitats, there are widespread altercations between man and elephant, resulting in large numbers of elephants dying. Today Sri Lanka has earned the dubious ‘honour’ of being rated as the country with the highest number of elephant deaths in the world. In this analysis I attempt to evaluate the economic benefits of an elephant ...

Dec 29, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Sri Lanka Tourism a look back at 2018…..and what’s in store for 2019 – BY Mr. Srilal Miththapala   Sri Lanka has been recording steady YoY growth in arrivals during its post war arena, 2017 recording 2.3 m arrivals, with a CAGR of close upon 19% over the past 5 years. Total arrivals for 2018 is expected to only marginally increase over 2017.  In the absence of any strong and cohesive marketing campaign, which the private sector has been clamouring for over 2 years now, YoY growth percentage has been slowing down. A positive aspect is that foreign exchange earnings have also increased in almost same proportion, reaching Rs. 3.9 Billion USD in 2018, with average tourist spend per night now standing at USD 170. From 6th place among the leading foreign exchange earning sectors a few years ago, tourism has now climbed to 3rd place, and today contributes close ...

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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