Chandi

Wild in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala

The one-tusked "Gangster of Galgamuwa", notorious for raiding villages for illicit liquor. He walked home from every attempt to relocate him, once covering about 250 km in 28 days, until public outcry halted the effort in 2023. Old, frail and blind, he died on 5 July 2024 after a fight with another tusker.

Born

Unknown

Died

5 July 2024

Estimated age

55

Estimated

2009

GPS-collared and moved to Somawathiya; walked about 250 km home in 28 days

2015

Moved to the Horowpathana holding ground; escaped home and shed his collar

2019

Escaped relocation again

2023

Relocation dropped after public outcry

Also known as

Galgamuwe Chandi; the Gangster of Galgamuwa

Tusks

One

Cause of death

Injuries from a fight with another tusker