Morsel of food cost life

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An elephant which was searching for food in a paddy field was shot dead near the Kayanwala Lake in the Sigiriya sanctuary last night.

Wildlife Officers in Sigiriya found the body of the elephant with several gunshot wounds this morning. (Pix Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa)

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Sagarika Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:11 PM

This is pathetic! we shoot these majestic elephants! After we are invading their homelands!

Anthony Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:21 PM

This is way too sad................ many elephants have died this year due to the human-elephant conflict, as a person who enjoys wild life it is high time that the government except this as a major issue and find a solution soon, after all it is the symbol of the green party. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, over to you sir

ANTON Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:45 PM

FIND THE CULPRITS

Stunned Citizen Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:55 PM

We call ourselves buddhists and yet can't tolerate another living being. Cant find a way to co-exist, without an innocent speechless Majestic Animal paying the ultimate sacrifice. We are encroaching on their habitat and these animals pay the price. Soon we will have no elephants left.Live and let live only exists on paper.

Joe rajah Wednesday, 31 August 2016 02:04 PM

I was a farmer over forty five years my farm was constantly damaged by the elephants my friends even committed suicide . Herd of elephants come and eat 3 acres of paddy in half an hour. The government should do something to protect the farmers.

Labby Wednesday, 31 August 2016 02:40 PM

You move out of the elephants' habitat. That's how you will be protected.

Mohanan Wednesday, 31 August 2016 03:10 PM

Elephant doesn't know the difference between cultivated crops and forest. People should be using some mechanism to prevent the elephants from coming in to cultivated land. Not kill them.

Hubert Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:02 PM

the wretched crime must stop

asdfa Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:34 PM

Are you saying not to expand SL population??? You are a fool.

Maduranga Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:40 PM

Clear out the humans in the area, anyone caught inside the sanctuaries are arrested

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