Saliya is a male in his 40s, he is owned by a temple and came to live at MEF because the temple did not have the facilities to house an elephant. He came to us happy and healthy in 2008. His mahout is very knowledgeable and they have a good relationship.

Saliya is a very gentle and friendly elephant but he sadly suffers with long periods of Musth meaning that he has to be kept separate from the other elephants at this time. Musth is a time when a male elephant has an enormous rush of testosterone and they suffer with pressure headaches.