Dr. Scott's Sri Lankan Safari: The Search for Asian Elephants! | This Morning

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very beautiful thought. Thank you for visiting to our beautiful country.

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I went when it was Ceylon and everything was amazing. The landscape, elephants, the people, and the food.

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The exact number of elephants killed in Sri Lanka under British rule is not readily available in historical records, but there are several known instances of elephants being killed or harmed during British colonial rule, which lasted from 1815 to 1948. During this period, elephants were often hunted for sport, their ivory was highly valued, and they were also killed as part of British efforts to suppress rebellions or to clear land for plantations. One of the most notable events was the widespread killing of elephants during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when elephants were considered a threat to crops and infrastructure, and were also hunted for their ivory. The British also used elephants in military operations, which led to both intentional and accidental deaths of the animals. The impact of colonial rule on Sri Lanka's elephant population is still debated among historians and conservationists. The population of elephants in Sri Lanka, which was once abundant, declined significantly during the colonial period, primarily due to habitat loss, poaching, and the increased demand for ivory. After Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, conservation efforts gradually became more organized, and today, the island is home to an estimated 7,500 to 8,000 elephants, though the species is still threatened by human-elephant conflict and habitat destruction.

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I think estimates are 100,000 to 150,000 elephants killed by the British during that time.

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Here we go again.elp

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Major Thomas William Rogers, a British colonial officer, was notorious for personally killing more than 1,300 elephants in the mid-19th century.

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Yes, it is also said that the gravestone of Major Thomas William Rogers is cursed (due to how many elephants he hunted for fun) and keeps being struck by lightning. Another was Sir Samuel White Baker KCB FRS FRGS (8 June 1821 - 30 December 1893), an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist… These men were backed by colonial powers and praised at the time, enjoying unfettered power! Thanks to them, some areas of the colder hill country in Sri Lanka never became home to elephant populations again like they were once upon a time…

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Dr Scott the rescue vet is a real life Dr Doolittle. Mango his rescue puppy is so well behaved. 🥰

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Warm welcome Dr. To our country.... Well I have watched so many videos of you treating various sorts of animals... Hope you could be a guidance and a source of inspiration to our animal welfare... Bless you and take care❤

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For the record... British hunter, Samuel Baker, better known as the discoverer of the source of the Nile, is said to have killed 11 elephants before breakfast one morning and 104 giants within three days. The colonial papers report that Sir Samuel complained when the colonial secretary reduced the reward. It is recorded that 700 elephants each were killed by Major Skinner and Captain Gallwey. But they were outdone by Major Rogers who killed a record of 1300 elephants in the three years he was stationed in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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The elephant population was drastically declined in 1500s - 1900s , because of the invation of the europeans.They used to hunt these animals in thousands for fun. And also in these times they loss their habitat because deforestation as they mentioned in this video But now locals and authourities do their best for protect these majestic wildlife.. Visit Sri Lanka...!

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DR Scott welcome to our beautiful country srilanka enjoy your stay n visit all the wild life parks

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Elephants and Ceylan warriors built/defended the empires/kingdoms from Turkey to Northern europe in the region known as Anatolia. And when you know that there had been an Ionian settlement in the ancient city of Anuradhapura as far back as 900 BC, it's not surprising. Also, in the area known as Horton Plains, there had been a huge lake with similar trees to those in europe some 18k years ago.

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Got the feeling of Jurassic Park 😃

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If you've visited Kaudulla national park in this time of the year, you could have seen the largest Asian elephant gathering in the world

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People must do better to the environment one earth only so smarten up NOW

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Elephas maximus maximus - Largest subspecies of Asian Elephants

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British killed so many elephants and tuskers during colonial era. That' s one of the reason .

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We do have this much of wild or domestic animals, just because of our peoples love and care towards the living being..This feeling heavily influenced by Buddhist teaching..Ancient kings prohibitted killing animals, so the tradition is continuing with our local rulers ( except the colonial era)

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Wooow...i see elephants every day at 8pm...they come to village and walk in the roads😂😂 in harvesting season😊😊...

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5:38 this is very innacurate. A five minute search could have given you the correct information. When the British took over, an estimated 19000+ elephants lived in the island. When they left, there were fewer than 2000 left. Due to huge conservation efforts, and simply because Sri Lankans don't find it a fun activity to go shoot a massive target with a high powered riffle, there are now over 7000 elephants. So no, their numbers aren't in decline. They are increasing. They just did not have enough time to get to their original numbers as gestation is 2 years for an elephant and British only left 76 years ago. Apart from that glaring error, good video.

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Sri lankan elephant unique elephant , because they had beautiful ears compare to african elephant .

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working so hard so I can retire in Sri Lanka.

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You went to the country with the densest population of elephants in the world and only managed to find herd of four.

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The elephant appears to gave gunsjot infuries with lumps

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If anyone can please help us to protect them. In Sri Lanka the caring for elephants is not satisfactory.

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Lets export some Sri Lankan elephants to Australia, By Boat of course, so they can have more space.

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They will likely face the same fate as the camels there. 2/2

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They are not gentle creatures, they are killers, just get down from that Jeep and you will find out

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Not always. An elephant may become a killer when humans shoot at it or harm it many ways.

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