Elephant

The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is one among 3 recognized taxonomic category of the Asian elephant, and native to Ceylon. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as vulnerable by IUCN because the population has declined by a minimum of five hundredth over the last 3 generations, calculable to be 60–75 years. The species is pre-eminently vulnerable by environment loss, degradation and fragmentation.

Elephas maximus maximus is that the kind taxonomic category of the Asian elephant, initial delineated  by Carl Linnaeus underneath the binominal Elephas maximus in 1758.

The Sri Lankan elephant population is currently mostly restricted to the dry zone within the north, east and southeast of Ceylon. Elephants ar gift in Udawalawe parkland, Yala parkland, Lunugamvehera parkland, Wilpattu parkland and Minneriya parkland however additionally live outside protected areas. it's calculable that Ceylon has the very best density of elephants in Asia. Human-elephant conflict is increasing attributable to conversion of elephant environment to settlements and permanent cultivation.