Sri Lanka - Elephant IslandEpisode of August 30, 2014

Sri Lanka, the tropical island lying off the southern coast of India, is home to its own special elephants. A sub species of the Asian elephant, they have their own unique characteristics. In this programme, award winning wildlife cameraman Martyn Colbeck travels to Sri Lanka to try and get to know them. Martyn has planned his arrival to coincide with the start of the monsoon, hoping it will be the best time to find and follow a new born calf. By drawing on local knowledge, Martyn begins to unravel the complex social world of Sri Lanka's elephants - he witnesses a fight over a calf, a battle between two bulls in musk and, at an elephant sanctuary, befriends an orphaned elephant who sadly lost a leg to a snare and is facing an uncertain future. (From the UK) (Documentary) G CC

Sri Lanka - Elephant Island was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 3 January 2017, 06:30. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 30 August 2014.