Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage vs. Elephant Transit Home | Which one to AVOID! | Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@dhammikawijesinghe2192]

Accept your thoughts johnny.pinnawala elephant orphanage is a place where elephants are protected for their life time.because they are not able to survive in the wild sri lankan wild life authority take responsibilty to take care of them.but udawalawe is a different scenario.it has elephants who were injured or special requirement needed ones to care for just short period of time.when they are in good health condition or full fill their requirements wild life authority would leave them back to the jungle.thats the two reasons for elephant orphanage and udawalawe ath athuru sewana.

[@indunilramadasa2974]

A precise explanation , yet we have to admit certain things happening there has gone beyond acceptable limits,original motives of orphanage. Ethical aspect too has an importance.You can see there are times it crosses margins of animal cruelty. More than this, acts of some owners and caretakers of tamed elephants distracts certain portion of tourists. Pls see www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g304138-d317476-r699819986-Temple_of_the_Sacred_Tooth_Relic-Kandy_Kandy_District_Central_Province.html

[@JohnnyFD]

The difference is that here they release the Elephants back into the wild as soon as they can. Pinnawala doesn't release the healthy ones ever.

[@learn1232]

​@@JohnnyFD do you know why? Please do some research and refer this! If you have a better solution or way to release elephants born under captive conditions to the wild please make a video about it because practically it's really hard and it will be groundbreaking if you find a way to do it,even experts in this field are still researching how to do it. nationalzoo.gov.lk/elephantorphanage/question/

[@learn1232]

05-Do all elephants rescued or orphaned? No, some of them are born here under captive conditions. 08-Do they release back to the wild? Sometimes we do, because many of them were born under captive conditions. They are hard to defense in natural conditions. Under prolong rehabilitation programme, we were able to release two elephants to the forested facility maintain by Department of Wild Life Conservation. 10-Why do you chain elephants? All elephants that are living in the Orphanage are under semi wild and adults are very strong and weighed about 4-5 tons. Hence, it is not an easy task to control such a large animal. The chain is just hanging around its neck and connect to fore limb to use in an emergency and this prevent the elephant running amok in an event of an unforeseen incident. During veterinary procedures, the foot chain serves as safety device. When attending an elephants for treatment and management chains are required to restrain the animal. So chains are necessary to keep the elephant prevent harming himself when running and use to tie them at such a time in order to keep him off from public.

[@learn1232]

03-From where do elephants come to PEO? Orphan elephants are directed from Department of Wildlife Conservation. Whenever they became orphan in the wild due to many reasons. (e.g. Mothers died or killed) 04-Why was it necessary to bring it to the orphanage? Because Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is the ex situ conservation facility established to accommodate orphan elephant.

[@sweetdean73]

Hi Jonny and Christina, thanks a lot for promoting my motherland paradise on the earth to the entire world and hope you guys are having the best time ever, I just wanted to enlighten on Pinnawela elephant orphanage. Elephant orphanage at Pinnawela is a place where elephants are protected for their lifetime because most of them elephants cannot survive in the wild , these are elephants that was in captivity by individual in the past or was under labour captivity as working elephants or are abandoned, injured or other unforeseen reasons they were brought to Pinnawela, of course you may have seen some are chained but hope that you have noticed that almost 98% of them aren’t chained, the reason for very small numbers are chained is because either they are very aggressive or new to the orphanage, once they were identified as non-aggressive they will be unchained like the rest of them , I bet you may not have seen any elephants are used or torched for any work purposes at the centre. Have a wonderful time and explore more in the paradise.

[@JohnnyFD]

All may be true, but the question to ask Pinnawela is: how many Elephants have they released by into the wild? The answer is zero. They are kept there for profit and show. It's better to promote the national parks or transit home where the Elephants can be free.

[@learn1232]

@@JohnnyFD nationalzoo.gov.lk/elephantorphanage/question/ 08-Do they release back to the wild? Sometimes we do, because many of them were born under captive conditions. They are hard to defense in natural conditions. Under prolong rehabilitation programme, we were able to release two elephants to the forested facility maintain by Department of Wild Life Conservation.

[@crazyhorse331]

@@JohnnyFD you’re still not getting it do you?its cuz they can NOT release them.

[@rajivwelikala5062]

Johnny thanks for.the awesome content. You one of the few vloggers who actually does research and knows about a place before visitng abd tells the viewers tit bits of actual facts. Great job guy. Would love to meet up with you guys if your still around.

[@jaththa]

Congratulations. You guys made it to local news, cheers 😁😁😁

[@twentytwenty623]

@Johnny FD You seem to be basing your video on the opinions of an ill-informed blogger, not intelligent research. All that this will do is stop the funding that is absolutely necessary for this orphanage that had served orphaned and injured elephants for decades. Elephants are not dogs and they do not adapt to introduced environments. Most elephants live for over 80 years. For 25 years - up until the end of the war - the orphanage received hundreds of injured and orphaned elephants. For decades this place took care of them, fed them, released them where possible. This is not America and these are no race horses. We don't shoot them dead just because one breaks a leg. We take care of them for life, chain or no chain. Period. Disappointing really.

[@JohnnyFD]

The big question to ask is how many have the released in those 25 years?

[@crazyhorse331]

@@JohnnyFD both of the places are run by government veterinarians who know what they’re doing.and both are run by the same government so u need to realize that there has to be a reason for one place to release and another to not

[@A340-o4x]

@@JohnnyFD Great question Johnny. Do you have the statistics?

[@galchoots2519]

thanks Jonny ,we love your travel programme on Sri Lanka, truly Sri Lanka is a beautiful place

[@RaviJayatunge]

Hi Johnny, great video again. Btw, elephants in Pinnawala are living there because they are unable to return to the wild and survive due to various reasons. Some of them were sick, injured and needs continuous special care and attention. Some of them were born in the orphanage itself and they don't know how to live in the wild. Regarding chaining the elephants, only the teenage male elephants are chained during their musth to prevent them from doing any harm to the people and most importantly to the other elephants because they get extremely aggressive during that time period. There's about 30 acres of land for this orphanage and elephants can roam freely other than those few who are chained. Orphanage doesn't torture or keeping elephants as slaves. I'm pretty disappointed with Sri Lanka Tourism for not explaining these to you.

[@JohnnyFD]

Sri Lanka is fortunate that it's one of the few countries in the world that we can see Elephants in the wild. Pinnawela may have started with good intentions, but the fact is that they never release Elephants back into the wild or into the national parks, even if they are healthy. They also don't castrate or neuter adults, so the cycle continues where more babies are born into captivity. Elephant Transit Home is the better alternative for sick or orphaned Elephants. Let us support them instead of defending Pinnawela.

[@SasankaYakandawala]

@@JohnnyFD Elephants are complex creatures with deep social ties to other elephants. You can’t just release elephants to the wild once they have spent years and years in captivity. They will not/ can not survive. Pinnawala houses and cares for elephants who were orphaned at a young age or are in need of continued care ( ex: there is an elephant who lost its leg to a land mine last I remember), these elephants who were taken into pinnawala at a young age ( unlike some other animals like tigers, leopards etc) can not be released to the wild after growing up...even if they are completely healthy. It has nothing to do with their “health” condition, it has to do with the social structures of elephants in the wild. If these elephants are released they will die. The elephant transit home, as the name implies is their for elephants who are relatively grown up and those who need minor treatment and/or elephants who are recovering after receiving treatment, like a convalescent home. They are not removed from the wild for a long time and hence can be returned to the wild without issue. The two institutions are there to serve two functions. As for the chaining, some of what you said might be true (and some may not be so) if it is the practice is wrong, but there are many reasons for them to be chained...most commonly male elephants are chained when they are in heat (called must) for the protection of not only humans but other elephants as well as the elephant in question. I’m not blaming you @jhonny it’s just that most tourists from western countries do not understand/ are unaware of the facts and the context. Hence the many comments/ articles on travel blogs. If you want to get the facts on this...it is better to ask an expert. Hope to see some great videos from you as usual.

[@crazyhorse331]

@@JohnnyFD only dr.doolittle can release a captive animal to the wild

[@Asmr-k3n]

Hi Jonny and Kristina, Elephants in Sri Lanka is a long story. You may see only few sides of the story. Anyway, you're doing a great support to tourism while you enjoy the time in Sri Lanka. Come back again soon or you may choose to live the rest of your life in Sri Lanka. So many unpleasant things happening in US and Ukraine right now 😉. You are a cool couple. Cheers guys.

[@jackieblewett641]

Best is to go and visit Pinnawala before criticising based on hearsay. Chaining - sometimes need to be done especially to save humans.

[@JohnnyFD]

Sri Lanka is fortunate that it's one of the few countries in the world that we can see Elephants in the wild. Pinnawela may have started with good intentions, but the fact is that they never release Elephants back into the wild or into the national parks, even if they are healthy. Elephant Transit Home is the better alternative for sick or orphaned Elephants. Let us support them instead of defending Pinnawela.

[@jackieblewett641]

@@JohnnyFD attacking Pinnawala is a direct attack on Sri Lanka's tourism

[@TravelStoryae]

Hey Johnny nice to see you on sri lankan news channel. Means now you have become part of sri lankan 🤗 by the way thanks for promoting sri lankan tourism. Really appreciate 🙏 🤗🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏄‍♂️

[@yasantha10]

Very true 👍

[@surandianuradha7312]

We Really enjoy ur videos and appreciate the effort ur are taking to promote sri lankan tourism.

[@srimatv7006]

joni Thank you for showing our beautiful country to the world

[@surajdon3443]

Certain Elephants were kept chained due to their behaviour. Not all of them. We have overpopulated elephants in the country. If you want get the permission and export them.. do not criticize the job what pinnawala orphanage is doing. Those elephants are not doing any slavery. These places were running for many years and no elephant was used for slavery from those places. BDW you are not a native American either.

[@sakunisaumya363]

Lots of love from sri lanka 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 God bless you guys ❤️

[@learn1232]

"so called orphanage actually keeps elephants in captivity like slaves" you have no idea and any knowledge about what u talking about and please go to pinnawala and ask them why they chained those elephants! most of them are heavily injured and some of them are blind! So if you have no expertise in some field first ask experts in that field and at least do little research about it! Actually, you got all these facts, and your opinions by only looking at one image not researching about it or going to pinnawala!

[@JohnnyFD]

It's not just me, read this. None of them are ever released. handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/

[@learn1232]

@@JohnnyFD ​ do you know why? Please do some research and refer this! If you have a better solution or way to release elephants born under captive conditions to the wild please make a video about it because practically it's really hard and it will be groundbreaking if you find a way to do it,even experts in this field are still researching how to do it. nationalzoo.gov.lk/elephantorphanage/question/

[@learn1232]

"Is it ethical to keep elephants in captivity? Well, I’m afraid we have no alternative. All those thousands of tamed elephants in Asia can’t simply be released into the wild. Taming and captivity deeply changes their behaviour. It breaks their social ties and makes them lose their natural fear of people and released tamed elephants often stay near villages, causing severe conflicts with farmers and exposing themselves to easy retaliation. Humans therefore need to take care of those elephants currently in captivity." reference :- theconversation.com/what-should-we-do-about-the-15-000-asian-elephants-still-in-captivity-64620#:~:text=Elephants%20join%20the%20tourist%20trade&text=All%20those%20thousands%20of%20tamed,captivity%20deeply%20changes%20their%20behaviour.&text=Humans%20therefore%20need%20to%20take%20care%20of%20those%20elephants%20currently%20in%20captivity.

[@jackieblewett641]

To categorise them as slaves elephants must be forcibly used for work; nothing of that sort happens in Pinnawala. Please apologize.

[@JohnnyFD]

​@@learn1232 the solution is very easy, simply neuter the adults so they stop producing babies born into captivity if they can't find a solution to release them into the wild. Like SeaWorld or The Tiger King in the USA, they only keep breeding them as it's profitable.

[@noclickbaitrecipes7565]

Very dissapointed in you for your callous statement Johnny! Pinnawala has protected orphaned and injured elephants for decades. Those elephants at Pinnawela cannot be be reintroduced to the wild as they have had extensive exposure to human being. Certain elephants that have not yet been fully domesticated or the males who are in heat are chained at pinnawala so that the human visitors are safe. How dare you make such a misinformed statement? The Pinnawala Orphanage should file a defamation suit against you. Presidsent Rajapaksa, do you not vet the people who promote Sri Lankan tourism? Are you seriously that incompetant as a president? Wildlife department, the same goes for you. Unsubscribed!

[@JohnnyFD]

It's not just me, read this. None of them are ever released. handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/

[@sothivadivelshanmuganathan3939]

Beautiful super Amazing video congratulations from Nederland

[@shalinimadhusha6850]

Congratulations !! johnny and kristina lovely couple join in ITN news....😍😍😍

[@akesh2838]

I have been to pinnewela elephant orphanage as well. but when is seee this, its exactly what's happening in pinnewela as well. The picture you showed was taken from a hotel when they took elephants to the river to get their daily shower. Dont see why you were complaining though. And most of the elephants in pinnewela aren't able to return to the wild as well, and that's why they are kept there. Plz give a visit to pinnewela jhonny. And you'll be able to know whats going on actually. I think there's a slight misunderstanding or miss communication abt pinnewela. Although i never support or encourage taking wild animals out of their territory.

[@JohnnyFD]

The difference is that here they release the Elephants back into the wild as soon as they can. Pinnawala doesn't release the healthy ones ever.

[@sunilmudalige3811]

@@JohnnyFD Mist of Pinnawella elephants have ussues with people. They have been fighring with villages. If you release some of them they will go back and attack villages and you too if you pass them.

[@akesh2838]

@@JohnnyFD tnx for the reply jhonny. I dont know whats exactly right or wrong.but I have heard that most of the elephants in pinnewela are separated from their pack when they were in the wild and so they want be able to survive in the wild as well. furthermore thet become violent and go to places where humens live to find food. And some of them have some injuries so it's difficult for them as well to survive in the jungle.It's something that we should clarify cus i cant say it exactly.

[@sunilmudalige3811]

Johnny is a typical American. He thinks he is right all the time. Americans have not travelled much even in their own country. We Canadians knows how they work. We have many issues wirh rhem. I have been dealing with them over the phone for years. The first attitude, they know the answer, or listen with an attitude or try to deffend thenselves even before they know what we are going to say, After they realise they were wrong they they dont like to hear the truth. If ever we get someone nice on the phone, we realise that they have,some connection to Canada. You get some good people form small towns, or people who had travelled well.

[@deela262]

It is a fact that if the elephants who were with humans are released to the wild , a) the other wild elephants attack and try to kill them/get chased away wherever they try to settle down ( intruders in their territory, and smelling of humans) b) the released ones consider human habitats as their homes and try to come closer to the familiar human settlements - creating fear and desperation among village settlements. In efforts to protect their crops and eles may get harmed by humans. c) they are " orphaned" when they get cutoff from their birth pack , they have lost some of the natural instincts to survive in natural forests, besides finding it hard to get adjusted to new territory . What to do with the former wild animals held in captivity and their off springs is an unresolved issue faced by many countries ... there are no quick fixes or sure fixes . New issues will manifest regardless of which solution is implemented 😶 The wild life dept officials and the Vets have a good understanding of the behaviour of wild elephants and the big picture although they may be able to implement only patch work solutions .. you may be interested in Cp wild lanka yt channel

[@nimeshmadhushka]

Wow... congrats on your appearance on mainstream news in the country...

[@stuartray2619]

Wow, Congratulations to you guys were on the Sri Lanka news channel

[@dhanush7874]

Respect your thoughts Jonny but criticising another local attraction which has been for so long in Sri Lanka is not rite. Pinnawala was Sri Lanka’s first & only elephant orphanage centre in Sri Lanka back in time. Appreciate your travelling around Sri Lanka and showing how beautiful the country is, but please don’t criticise another attractive place.

[@JohnnyFD]

It's not just me, read this: handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/

[@dhanush7874]

@@JohnnyFD appreciate sharing the article & yes I understand what you mean. My point is this has not been advertised in any of the local media, so you being a tourism board ambassador showing how beautiful Sri Lanka is,shouldn’t criticise another local attraction in the same country. Anyways it’s just a thought. Keep up your good work buddy. Cheers

[@dhanuddaradharmarathne9069]

@@JohnnyFD First of all thanks for you visiting sri lanka..secondly pinnawala is an orphanage for elephants..there is a one that have only 3 legs one leg got damaged because of a landmine..in that article you mentioned there are elephants in chain..that because some elephants, mainly male elephants have a time that they get aggressive..thats because they mating time..at a orphanage it's too much a risk. so the chain them.but at pinnawala their care about elephants as well as udawalawa.for example you see a rottweiler in chain and thinks the owner should be bad.but dog is aggressive. After proper training and time dog get more friendly. For elephants, in mating time male elephants get aggressive so as an orphanage for safety of the property, other elephants and workers elephant must be chained. But after the time passed elephant get free.

[@clsamarasinghe2029]

While appreciating you promoting Sri Lanka ..through your KZbin videos your comments about the Pinnawala elephant orphanage is not correct, please fact check before you say things... the reason for the elephants are changed..etc..

[@JohnnyFD]

It's not just me, read this: handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/

[@suchiboy]

Congratulations on making it onto the local news reel👍😁 Per what I know, there's a conceptual difference between Pinnawala and Udawallawe. However you are right. The more controversial aspects of Pinnawala's fund raising programs needs to be looked into and brought inline with standards, respecting animal welfare. Thank you for highlighting it.

[@sobeautifulsrilanka]

0:51 The difference in attire between Johnny and Christina and the news announcer is pretty funny.

[@sridharbhaskar6360]

Very different videos.... Good 😀

[@chamindapushpakumara8395]

I am watching your lot of episodes.All are goods and I wish you all the best.

[@RajithaSeneviratne]

Had no idea they feed lactogen to the elephants. That’s pretty damn expensive. One 400g pack is I think more than 1000 rupees. To feed a bunch of hungry elephants they must be spending millions every day.

[@JohnnyFD]

I hope this video gets Nestle to donate some Lactogen to them!

[@lahirusankalpa]

Nestle yes sporting baby elephant truly sri lankan we are❤🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰✌

[@kasunudayanga4799]

Superb..💪👍👍👍👍

[@dee2022uk]

Did you also venture in to the area where the wild elephants are? I feel like you could have filmed more about this place, also without comparing to a place youve never visited and just seen online articles about. Then I think what you are saying about Pinnawela may carry more weight. If you didnt want to visit the place, then fair enough, but you highlight the place as a point to your video rather than focusing on the beauty of the place you visited.

[@kamaleshan3530]

I really like this one and other big elephant watch that you posted Please request the government about reduce the vehicle speed limit and band the noice hone because it's too past and noice and you also complaints 👍👍💜

[@jeevithayegeethaya9672]

Pinnawala is an adopting place for sick and some who faced troubles in the jungle. Some elephants are don't like to go home too. So , they are giving new births for babies also. thats the story of why many babies are around the park. Every elephants who like to leave can go to the jungle.

[@JohnnyFD]

None of them can leave, ever. Zero.

[@jackieblewett641]

@@JohnnyFD In arugam bay, he picked a fowl from the pen and ordered it to be butchered on the spot and his girlfriend friend cooked it for him immediately. That's not animal cruelty?

[@jackieblewett641]

​@@sallysloan9065 Cowriding in Nuwara Eliya, no that ws not a problem. There was nothing wrong there. They always pet the dogs that's good. You can't blame them for the stray dog problem in Sri Lanka.

[@jackieblewett641]

@@sallysloan9065 why sri Lanka tourism is sponsoring them, are they nuts?

[@jackieblewett641]

@@sallysloan9065 The fact of the matter is that Sri Lanka Tourist Board sponsors them at great cost to Sri Lakan taxpayers. But more than 90% of his subscribers and viewers are Sri Lankans; so what is there to promote? Also the number of viewers is not significant. Idiots.

[@lakmalsandaruwan3520]

Im also in udawalawe.. thank you for visit to the pearl of asia... subcribed...

[@JohnnyFD]

Thanks for subscribing! I hope you enjoy the other videos!

[@ravianthony6016]

Anjoi both of your in Sri Lanka God bless

[@Januroma]

Wow johney on ITN👍

[@shewan4]

Jhonny you visited here a long back. I remember you posted about it like a month back. I thought your vedios fall in the same timeline of visiting them 😁 Anyway loved this vedio. Keep up the good stuff guys ! Cheers ✨🌟🌻 P.S : And yeah now it's well established "Johnny's favourite drink is EGB" !!

[@JohnnyFD]

Right now the videos are taking around 3 weeks to edit, upload and publish as we traveled so much last month. But we're catching up to be live again soon. =)

[@dharanirajah4155]

Hi Jonny and Kristina! How are you? Thank you from Paris............

[@JohnnyFD]

Merci!

[@ndhunter5280]

babay elephat safe this place and protect elephates 😍😍😍😍 oh you are in Sri Lanka Television

[@goodwillever6150]

Thanks Johnny for sharing your opinion. Hope the necessary actions will be taken if there is an issue!

[@kingsexploits]

Now you two are on National Tv as well. Good for you and good for the country as well. Even frogs love you. I think they instinctively sense that you have a good heart. Good that Miss Ukraine did not kiss the frog, Ayu-Bo-Wan.

[@modestas2890]

Holy crap, you made it on the news!

[@darshanakalubowila7624]

congratulation.. you are now on TV..

[@sarkalua6778]

Congratulations you made to mainstream news, Udawalawe a special place for baby Elephants but Pinnawela doesn't deserve publicity, especially the negative publicity from the over-enthusiastic NGO's in from other parts of the world. not all elephants there are chained, the ones who are chained have some behavioral issues, Pinnawela also does research and projects on elephant rehabilitation. Additionally, Pinnawela encourages ethical industries such as paper from elephant dung. (you should have seen how it works) However, I agree they need to work more on ethical transparency.

[@jackieblewett641]

Sri Lanka tourism sponsor them, they criticise Sri Lanka's tourism

[@JohnnyFD]

Sri Lanka is fortunate that it's one of the few countries in the world that we can see Elephants in the wild. Elephant Transit Home and the National Parks such as minneriya national park the better alternative for sick or orphaned Elephants. Let us support them instead of Pinnawela.

[@noclickbaitrecipes7565]

I wish KZbin wouldn't let creators delete comments.

[@JohnnyFD]

I haven't deleted any comments. It's KZbin flagging them.

[@noclickbaitrecipes7565]

@@JohnnyFD when there's no profanity involved? Interesting.

[@AsithWijenayake]

Have you been to pinnawala johnny?

[@JohnnyFD]

No and I will never go there and support them: handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/

[@AsithWijenayake]

@@JohnnyFD yah. I have read these stories. I'm not saying content is entirely miss leading. But my recommendation is you should go there by person and listen the story from their side rather than reading a blog someone just seen from the eye. Each of every elephant have a different story to wild life to orphan life. Talk to officials. I hate this mouth to mouth stories.

[@lankawawatetravel7357]

Beautifully done on a nice street

[@isurudhananjaya7431]

Oh jhony! You are in the itn news 🤩👌 Its a government channel ...

[@nigerianoptimusprime7755]

I've been the Pinnawela once, though i enjoyed the scenery i couldn't take my mind off the chains on elephants. Not only did it ruin the experience but i ended up leaving early.

[@odiljanandith3817]

Johnny most of those elephants are blind or completely disabled and cant surivive in the forest. Is n't it?

[@JohnnyFD]

Pinnawala doesn't release the healthy ones either.

[@odiljanandith3817]

@@JohnnyFD If this is true environmentalists should take legal actions against this for sure.

[@meurangaweerasingha]

Johnny on SL live TV! Hear hear! ❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪

[@rislanlaffri551]

Udawalawa national park. When you come to Rakwana Sinharaja

[@හේශාන්පෙරේරා]

You two have gone to the television

[@kevindj1374]

Wow😍🔥

[@rislanlaffri551]

Udawalawa - Godakawela - Rakwana

[@a.fernando4578]

Welcome to sri lanka. #Ayubowan

[@slactresses6684]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@silversun3489]

Goodness Cristina change the dress

[@JohnnyFD]

Sri Lanka is fortunate that it's one of the few countries in the world that we can see Elephants in the wild. Pinnawela may have started with good intentions, but the fact is that they never release Elephants back into the wild or into the national parks, even if they are healthy. Elephant Transit Home is the better alternative for sick or orphaned Elephants. Let us support them and promote tourism to Minneriya and other national parks instead of defending Pinnawela. Visit Minneriya national park instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bICZk2qMop2omdU More info: handluggageonly.co.uk/2017/06/14/heres-never-visit-pinnawala-elephant-orphanage-sri-lanka/ Pinnawela is like Seaworld for Elephants: www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/is-seaworld-bad-animal-abuse-cruelty-facts/ Read what smart travelers think about Pinnawela: www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowUserReviews-g304139-d647515-r199621698-Pinnawala_Elephant_Orphanage-Pinnawala_Sabaragamuwa_Province.html Let us support them and promote tourism to Minneriya and other national parks instead of defending Pinnawela.

[@rasabilly]

thats wrong, pinnawala started to take care of domesticated elephants, these animals can't be sent back to the wild... and these elephants need to be taken care of till they die and it is an expensive operation ...and people going to see them help in that cause.... without understanding the whole picture making such narrow judgements is not helping any one...this place not only helps the elephgants, it also educate people on conservations, otherwise these animals would have died under such bad conditions both in the wild and among humans,,,, in the west, if a horse is injured they just kill the animal, instead these people take care of them till they die, and same time it helps the local economy as well....as usual its easy to make judgements from out side without seeing the bigger picture.

[@learn1232]

@@rasabilly " its easy to make judgements from outside without seeing the bigger picture." yes its because he hasn't done any research in this! And as a person who knows "little" about those researches that going on how to release elephants born under captive conditions to the wild, I'm pretty sure he knows nothing about any of those things. Because releasing to wild is extremely difficult and dangerous for both.

[@JohnnyFD]

​@@rasabilly this may be true, but then why does pinnawala also not release new born Elephants into the wild once they are old enough. or neuter adult so they stop producing babies in captivity? They keep them there for show and profit. Pinnawala is like Seaworld for Elephants: www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/is-seaworld-bad-animal-abuse-cruelty-facts/

[@rasabilly]

@@JohnnyFD Those babies are born among people and got used to getting fed by people, are you joking when you say why they are not released, do u think they would survive in the wild.... geeeze man, do some proper research

[@rasabilly]

@@JohnnyFD It is a govt owned facility, its not run looking for profits, only thing it gains is the economy it creates in the surrounding area due to the tourism it attracts...same time it creates the necessary education among the locals without would have treated these animals as mere pests that destroy their cultivation and not something to protect ..... as i said, do not be a dimwit SJWs who should rubbish without understanding the underline conditions ..

[@RifethBathusha]

I prefer the commentary in English not in Sinhalese as my Sinhalese is rusty. The least you can do is add subtitles. That's my opinion..

[@unknowndepth1224]

You just discovered Rana Johnny.

[@ChamaraPrabath]

I think You have a misunderstand

[@gemunukannangara6528]

Mr. Jonny & Mrs. Christina, To be honest, I would like to thank you one side & the other side, I hate you what you trying to explore without knowing but based on some of fake / fraud information on the Internet instead searching the truth.. I personally don't like that you try to judging / negotiating as well as reporting the prices in certain places.. Compare to other countries, no hidden or cheating charges on entrance tickets..(I hope you have a wide knowledge regarding this issue) Hence, I think it is better to do what you really consider in Sri Lanka.. Culture / Attitude / Interests / Habits / Expects as well as ambitions are also different country to country.. You have travelled to other countries, so I don't think you have narrow mind.. Please stop that spotting "bull-shit" in the your video.. (If you are really wish-maker to SriLanka, You Can Be Better)

[@sanetaap2542]

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[@gayan22233]

Now you are on TV .

[@Jeevan.Canada]

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[@ronalibiyanwila4834]

You seem to have stirred up a hornets nest with your latest vlog. If your comments about Pinnawela are accurate it's horrendous and hope the authorities will do something about it. The baby elephants were adorable.😻. Take care and be safe.🙏💞

[@JohnnyFD]

Thanks for the support Ronali!

[@infomafas]

I am watching after the uploaded with in 29 minutes

[@panaduraapeloins148]

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[@srimatv7006]

Sorry johany i call joni😆

[@slkorea8748]

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[@ashanranasinghe3006]

hahahah jhony on the tv

[@Rv.002]

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[@sulakshanakumara8146]

Woow,

[@geoffreyswan7866]

You are so wrong to make such a assumprion Pinawella is a elephant orphaaage for ones that have lost their limbs or are orphans from the conflicts that took place in the country in the past. They are sometimes resrained for the publicand their own safety and control their movement on the road and on the river. They are treated very well and cared for as a family and not right to say they are like whales in a theme park You should not comment without research or checking your facts and apologise for sending wrong messages to other tourists

[@treeshajayakody9797]

Wtf

[@varodaya]

Told you ... just get a citizenship....! Next time I visit you can tour us around man!!!!