Elephant carcass recovered from canal bank

The carcass of a wild elephant that died of an electric shock was recovered from the bank of an
irrigation canal at Aselapura in Welikanda last morning.

The Welikanda Police said the jumbo, that roamed into the village in search of fodder, had
stepped on an electric trap laid by a villager. The police say they had still not identied the
culprit and were seeking the assistance of the Wildlife Conservation Department in this regard..

Welikanda Police OIC Lasantha A. Bandara was heading the investigation.

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