Podcasts
Projects for WildlifeThe work and history of the Udawalawe Elephant Research Project.
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Flight ClubGet to know our founder, Dr. Shermin de Silva, and how Trunks & Leaves was born.
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A Travel CompanionWhy Ethical Elephant Experiences matter for protecting Asian elephants.
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All CreaturesAll about Asian elephants!
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Listen as Dr. Lizzie Webber, C.O.O. of Trunks & Leaves, tell us of her academic journey and T&L's conservation efforts
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Videos
Sri Lanka, Elephant IslandBy BBC Natural World (BBC2)
A documentary produced by Mike Birkhead Associates and filmed by Martyn Colbeck about the Asian elephants in Uda Walawe national park. In consultation with the Uda Walawe Elephant Research Project.
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Elephant EcosystemsBy Untamed Science
Why do we need large animals like elephants? This short animation explores the important role elephants play in their ecosystems.
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Press Links
General:
Elephant Conservation:
Elephant Behavior:
- Social Impact Heroes: Why and How Dr. Shermin de Silva of 'Trunks & Leaves' Decided to Change Our World - Authority Magazine (October 21 2020).
- Sri Lanka: Elephant Island - Mike Birkhead Associates & BBC Natural World (aired 9th August 2013, BBC2).
- Coming back home for the love of elephants - The Sunday Times (2 November 2014).
Elephant Conservation:
- Leave The Woolly Mammoth Alone - The Tyee (23 November 2021)
- On World Elephant Day (and every day) humans should stay away from wildlife - Mongabay, 11 August 2021
- Farmers move to occupy a critical elephant corridor in Sri Lanka - Mongabay (13 April 2021)
- Elephants Loom Large Over Habitat Research - SEEMA Magazine (April 2021)
- This Campaign is Telling People How to Behave Around Elephants - Outlook Traveller (February 9 2021)
- New Campaign Tells Tourists How to Behave Around Elephants - Treehugger (September 12, 2020)
- When Poor Elephants Can't Fathom Political Thinking - Daily Mirror (February 5 2021)
- There is An Answer to the World's Deadliest Human-Elephant Conflict - New Scientist (October 16 2019)
- Scientists Propose Rethinking "Endangered Species" Definition to Save Slow Breeding Giants - EurekAlert! (May 17 2019).
- The Folly of Fences - The Sunday Times, Opinion (August 19 2018; see blog entry, with photos).
- Opinion: Irrelevant, Illogical and Illegal - 24 Experts Respond to Arguments Supporting Legalization of the Ivory Trade - National Geographic, A Voice For Elephants (October 2 2014).
- Q & A: Conservation Challenges in Sri Lanka - A Conversation with Shermin de Silva - A Voice For Elephants, National Geographic (16 July 2014).
- Uda Walawe: Flaunting laws and fueling human-elephant conflict - The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka, 21 November 2010).
Elephant Behavior:
- Buzz Off! Elephants Give Bees a Wide Birth - Cosmos Magazine (26 January 2018)
- Elephants are Very Scared of Bees. That Could Save Their Lives - New York Times (26 January 2018)
- Asian Elephant Herds Lack Clear Matriarchs, Strict Hierarchy: New Study - Mongabay (18 October 2016)
- Dwarf Elephant Beats Up Big Rival - BBC Earth (7 January 2015)
- Rare Sighting of a Dwarf Asian Elephant Battling A Rival...And Winning! - EarthTouch News (7 January 2015)
- Elephant ‘Speaks’ Like A Human – Uses Trunk To Shape Sound - National Geographic (2 November 2012).
- Asian Elephants Are Social Networkers - ScienceNOW ( 26 July 2011).
- Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Communication Skills - Voice of America (radio interview, 29 August 2011).
- Social Networking Elephants Never Forget - Science Daily (26 July 2011)
- Social Networks Rule Among Asian Elephants - Livescience / MSNBC / Mother Nature Network (29 July 2011).
- Tracing Social Networks Of The Asian Elephant - New York Times (1 August 2011).
- Auch Asiens Elefanten Haben Soziale Netze (Asian Elephants Also Have Social Networks) - Zeit Online (8 August 2011).