She-elephant, calf rescued from unprotected well

A she-elephant and a calf that fell into an unprotected well in a cultivated land at

Konaragama in Ehetuwewa were rescued from drowning by wildlife conservators.

The she-elephant was 35 years old and 8ft tall while the calf was about three years old.

Residents in the area said a herd of about 20 elephants were frequenting the area and destroying crops.

Head of the Galgamuwa Wildlife Conservation Oce Luxman Rohitha, Wildlife Guard K.D.S.M. Kanakaratne, Civil Defence personnel G.G.N.S. Jayakody and G.G.S.K. Bandara and volunteers Namal Dissanayake and Chanaka Sandaruwan saved the two elephants and released them into the jungle.

Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://ww.preswsreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20181215/281900184304491