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.

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Elephant Calf Rescued from a House Creates Ruckus in Srilanka

Description An elephant calf has been stranded in a house near the Weerawila Tissa main road this morning.The rescued elephant was handed over to the Wildlife Officers by the Local Villagers.Wildlife officials are suspecting that the baby elephant could have been stranded due to the elephant culling of the wild elephants in the Weerawila area these days. It is also reported that a herd of wild elephants are roaming in that area trying to locate the elephant calf.Efforts have been taken by the wildlife officials to reunite the calf with the mother elephant after treating the injured elephant calf.

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