Tripatini contributor Forrest Walker writes:

"In the town of Pinnawalla, a 45-minute drive from Kandy, this facility cares for between 70 and 100 wild Asian elephants who have been orphaned or injured (like this old guy who survived being shot by a poacher. He still has a bullet in his hide, he still has his tusks, but he is blind. he was very mellow and seemed to enjoy being petted while I aplogized for the cruelty of mankind)."

Read more in his post An Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.