Four baby elephants that strayed into human habitats saved

Four baby elephants that strayed away from the herd and roamed into human habitats had
been captured and handed over to the Girithale Wildlife Veterinary Hospital for treatment and
care until they were handed over to the Udawalawa Elephant Transit Home.

A senior ocial of the Veterinary Hospital said three male calves and a female calf were being
treated at the hospital.

He said four calves had been handed over to the hospital by Wildlife Conservators in Vavuniya, Kantale and the Gomarankadawala areas by wildlife conservation officers.

He said the calves were between two and five months of age and one of them had fallen into a
canal and was bitten by a crocodile while the other had sustained minor injuries.

Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Dinusha De Silva said the four calves would be handed over to
Udawalawa Elephant Transit Home after recovery

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This year alone 61 wild elephants killed: DWC

The death toll of wild elephants in the Mahaweli Wildlife Zone has been increasing in alarming
rate much to the anxiety of the Wildlife Conservations. Asst. Director, Mahaweli Wildlife
Zone W.d.m.j.wickremesinghe said statistically 61 wild elephants had died from January to
date and that most of them had died due to human activities or accidents.

He said most of them had been electrocuted, run over by train or had drowned in abandoned
wells or marshes. The official pointed out several wild elephants had died of injuries caused
by the locally made explosive devise “Hakka Patas” and of gunshot injuries and several calves
had fallen prey to the Hakka Pattas explosive device. He pointed out that the death toll of wild
elephants had increased this year in a large proportion when compared to the previous years.

Wildlife Conservation officer said 21 people had been killed by wild elephants for the year to
date. He pointed out that the human –elephant conflict was going on unchecked despite preventive
measures taken by the department of wildlife conservations (DWC).

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Wild elephant flees from Kurunegala to Rambukkana

A wild elephant that had fled during a mission in Kappetigala, Kurunegala, has spotted in Halagiriya, Rambukkana.

Our correspondents said that a special operation by Wildlife Conservation Officers and Special Task Force is underway since this morning to chase the wild elephant away.

The Operation Director of the Wildlife Conservation Department, Manjula Amararathna urged the general public to refrain from visiting the area to witness the elephant.

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Wild jumbo enters human habitat for the first time Human -elephant conflict escalates;

Residents of the Rambukkana area were in for a shock when a wild elephant roamed into the human habitat for the first time last morning. The wild elephant was noticed first at the Kansalagamuwa area on the Rambukkana- Mawanella Road.

The jumbo that entered the Koslanda forest reserve across the railway line had moved through the paddy fields in Gondewala in Udugama into the Halagiriya forest reserve. However it was seen frequenting the Kansalagamuwa area again at noon.

On information from the Disaster Management Officer in the Rambukkana Division, a team of Wildlife conservation officers from the North Western Wildlife Zone who rushed to the scene said that the Halagiriya forest reserve and the surrounding area were within the purview of the Central Zone Wildlife office and that they could not take any step to drive the animal away. Thereafter the Rambukkana Police and the STF provided protection to the people.

The jumbo that entered the Koslanda forest reserve across the railway line had moved through the paddy fields in Gondewala in Udugama into the Halagiriya forest reserve

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ROGUE ELEPHANT CAPTURED BY WILDLIFE OFFICERS

Arogue elephant that caused much havoc in Kaladiya area roaming into human habitats was captured by the Wildlife Conservation Officers and handed over to the Elephant Conservation Centre in Horowpathana.

The elephant that entered a home garden in Kottukachchiya area and trampled to death a 65-year-old woman who had come out of the house. Residents of the area were living in constant fear of the rogue elephant that frequented the villages after dusk destroying home garden crops.

Wildlife Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Chandana Jayasinghe said the 9ft. tall elephant was between 25 and 30 years old.

A team of wildlife conservation officers under Veterinary Surgeon of the Department Dr. H. A. Isuru Lokuhetti carried out the raid to capture the rogue elephant.

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