Waste dumping in Sanctuaries
The Department of Wildlife has requested the public to provide them with the information about people who dumped waste in sanctuaries. Our reporters said that the double bend area of Victoria Forest Reserve has been severely polluted by garbage dumping. Environmentalists point out that this could pollute Mahaweli water. Someone has also burnt plastic at the site. The Wildlife Department said that people in the area should be vigilant to minimize such incidents.
Source -20/05/2017, ITN News, see more at – https://www.itnnews.lk/local-news/waste-dumping-in-sanctuaries/
Wild elephant dies in fight with a tusker
A wild elephant has died following a clash between a tusker and an elephant at the Minneriya National Wildlife Park. The fight has broken out between the wild elephant named Netta Kota and the tusker identified as Wasamba. The fight between the wild elephant and the tusker has taken place at Palupitiya area of the Minneriya National Wildlife Park. The Wildlife officials said that a clash could have lasted for about one hour. They said that the left side and the eye of the wild elephant was severely injured. When the wild elephant fell down, the tusker had attacked him again. The Wildlife officials has chased away the tasker into the Wildlife Park but he has returned and attacked the fallen wild elephant again. They said that the wild elephant may have died due to the injuries caused to its stomach by the tusks.
Source – 21/05/2017, ITN News,See more at https://www.itnnews.lk/local-news/wild-elephant-dies-in-fight-with-a-tusker/