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Paba
A mother, a leader, a protector of a family of 15 to 20 elephants. For generations, my family and I have roamed the lands of Udawalawe National Park, and beyond its borders into the forests of Dahaiyagala Sanctuary and the Neraluwa area, at the nothern side of the park. These lands are not just places to walk—they are our home, our lifeline...
.....But the world has changed. Fences now cut across my home, trapping us in spaces too small for my family to survive. I am a female elephant. I do not break electric fences. And because of this, many of my sisters and mothers have died confined within these “protected areas,” starved and trapped.
I have been lucky. I have found gaps, broken places in the fence, and small ways to survive. But luck is not enough. There is not enough room inside the protected area for all of us. Other elephants already live there. We cannot share what little is left...
...We need our traditional lands back. We need the freedom to roam where there is grass, forest, water, and space for my children to grow. The solution is simple: move the electric fence to the village boundary, not the park’s administrative line, and protect the lands around Neraluwa. Move recent settlements to safer places. Let us live where nature intended.
My fight is for life—for my family, for my future, for a world where we can live freely.
If you believe I deserve a fair chance, join me. Please help me and my family survive. Because without your help, our home will vanish, and so will we.
—Paba
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