Tri-Forces Personnel to Support Efforts to Protect Wild Elephants and Mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict

Tri-forces personnel to support efforts to protect wild elephants and mitigate human-elephant conflict

Tri-forces personnel to support efforts to protect wild elephants and mitigate human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka to deploy military units to protect endangered wild elephants

The Sri Lankan government has decided to launch a special joint operation involving the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the three armed forces to strengthen the protection of wild elephants and tuskers while addressing human-elephant conflict. The initiative was discussed at a special meeting held at the Ministry of Environment on October 23, chaired by Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Patabendi and Deputy Minister Anton Jayakody. Army …

Tri-Services proposed to help protect Sri Lanka's wild elephants

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) has proposed involving Sri Lanka's Tri-Services in a coordinated national effort to protect wild elephants and reduce human-elephant conflict.