Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (SLWCS)

Operating since 1995 along the eastern edge of Sri Lanka's central highlands, the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society pioneers practical solutions to human-elephant conflict. Their field operations are centred in Wasgamuwa, a critical rural corridor where subsistence farmers and families often encounter wild Asian elephants.

Volunteers join local scientists, monitoring elephant paths from observation treehouses, conducting bird and butterfly surveys, and inspecting solar-powered village fences. A hallmark project is Project Orange Elephant, where volunteers help plant citrus trees around crop boundaries, creating a natural deterrent that elephants dislike while providing farming families with a valuable cash crop.