US EditionThree Sri Lankan Elephants Killed in Blow to Conservation Efforts
SRI LANKA, JUL 17 – Since 1998, 187 elephants have been rewilded to address human-elephant conflicts that cause about 400 elephant deaths yearly, officials said.
- Wildlife authorities returned six elephants, aged five to seven, into Mau Ara forest within Udawalawe Wildlife Sanctuary, Dammika Patabendi told AFP, the 26th release since 1998.
- Located about 210 kilometres southeast of Colombo, the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe has since 1998 returned 187 elephants, part of a long-running conservation programme.
- These calves are transported in trucks then allowed to walk free when deemed strong enough, supporting the rewilding process at the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe.
- At least three wild elephants were found dead across Sri Lanka on Friday, and investigations suggest the shootings were carried out by farmers, police spokesman in Colombo said.
- Environment minister Dammika Patabendi said `We hope, in the interest of conserving elephants, we will be able to improve facilities at this transit home in the near future`, as conflict has killed nearly 200 elephants and 55 people this year.
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AlKhaleej TodayTragic turn: Three elephants found dead one day after six were released in Sri Lanka’s wild
COLOMBO, July 18 — At least three wild elephants were found dead across Sri Lanka on Friday, officials said, a day after six young rescued elephants were returned to the jungle under a conservation drive.Wildlife officials said one elephant was run over by a passenger train in the island’s northeast, while two others were found shot dead in the central and eastern regions.Elephants are protected by law and considered sacred due to their signific…
Six orphaned and injured elephants were returned to wildlife in Sri Lanka on Thursday, after being treated through a conservation programme, the authorities announced.
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Sri Lanka returns orphaned elephants to the jungle
Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said.
Six Rehabilitated Elephants Released into Maw Ara Forest Reserve from Udawalawa Transit Home - LNW Lanka News Web
Six rehabilitated elephants from the Eth Athuru Sevana (Elephant Transit Home) in Udawalawa were released into the Maw Ara Forest Reserve on Thursday, marking another significant step in Sri Lanka’s elephant conservation efforts. The release was carried out in the presence of Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Patabendi, Deputy Minister Anton Jayakody, and Wildlife Director General Ranjan Marasinghe. All six elephants were fitted with GPS trackin…
After years of care, these young pachyderms have been successfully reintroduced into their natural environment, marking a new stage for the conservation of the species. A reintroduction operation has enabled six elephants to return to their natural habitat in Udawalawe National Park, located in south-east Sri Lanka. These animals, aged [...] Read more Six elephants regain freedom in the Sri Lankan forests first appeared on Le Singulier.
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