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The largest number of elephants and tuskers were killed after the Yahapalanaya government came to office and after appointment of Gamini Jayawickrama Perera as the Wildlife Minister, the convener of the national movement to protect tamed elephants, Magalkande Sudaththa Thera said today.
While speaking at a media briefing at Rajagiriya, the Thera said, another four more tuskers had been killed after killing the iconic Galagamuwe 'Dala Puttuwa' recently.
“According to the statistics and other information obtained from the Wild Life Department, same number of elephants have been disappeared. Special search operations are being conducted with the support of several army teams,” the Thera said.
“After this government came to office 117 elephants have been killed in 2015. After the appointment of the Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera as the Wild Life Minister, 131 elephants have been killed in 2016. 60 elephants had been killed by July, 2017,” the Thea said.
According to the Wild life reports, in 2005, 85 elephants have been killed. The number of elephants killed in the subsequent years as follows; 2006-117, 2007-110, 2008-153, 2009-136, 2010-123, 2011-137, 2012-110, 2013-100, 2014-104, the Thera said.
Therefore, the Minister should resign from his portfolio taking the responsibility for these killings of elephants reported in the country, except for the natural deaths of elephants. (Chaturanga Pradeep)
AA Tuesday, 12 December 2017 11:21 PM
Is it the fault of the government or the fault of the greedy people of Sri Lanka?
Unchikun Tuesday, 12 December 2017 11:56 PM
Yes, the sample people who killed elephants to steal the baby elephants before 2015 are still in business. We are all born free and need to live free. In the case of elephants they have to roam the jungles and not tie on two legs by chains.
Hautaum Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:14 AM
If could see the serious of killing, It is mindset of some people (hunters - cultures). They should need environmental and religious based.education. otherwise, next generation will not see such giant animals in our jungles.
ed Wednesday, 13 December 2017 04:00 AM
ALL THE WILDLIFE RANGERS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE CID. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE ELEPHANTS KILLED WITHIN THE RANGE OF 2 KM FROM THE WILDLIFE RANGERS QUARTERS ???? THE RANGERS SHOULD BE SHUFFLED AND TRANSFERRED EVERY TWO YEARS, THIS ALSO COULD PREVENT SUCH INCIDENTS. FURTHER, THE RANGERS SHOULD BE REWARDED WHENEVER THEY CATCH SUCH ILLEGAL ACTS DURING THEIR DUTY. NO SOONER WE MIGHT Lose THE ELEPHANT POPULATION DUE TO ILLEGAL POACHING
bana... Wednesday, 13 December 2017 04:26 AM
Water flows the lowest place...... via DM Android App
ANTON Wednesday, 13 December 2017 07:15 AM
BECAUSE , MAJORITY OF ELEPHANTS , INCLUDING TUSKERS, IN THE PARLIAMENT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE FOREST SOON.
SAM Wednesday, 13 December 2017 09:45 AM
Unless strict punishment is enforced, this racked will continue
Stunned Citizen Wednesday, 13 December 2017 11:38 AM
Ven. Thera, while you claim maybe true. How about all the elephant tusks that adorn the temples across the country and elephants that are paraded during perahara's. Will you set them free?
stardust Wednesday, 13 December 2017 11:54 AM
MR called the Chinese to SL. The Chinese control the ivory trade worldwide. Now they encourage the Srilankans to supply. Check all the boxes and containers which are sent to China and all the luggage of the passengers leaving to China. They buy also other parts of wild animals like leopard teeth and Pangolin scales. via DM Android App
Anonymous Wednesday, 13 December 2017 02:31 PM
If you are wearing two perfectly round elephant pearls below your belt buckle, your can secure a prestigious position in the government.
Jaliya Thursday, 14 December 2017 08:32 AM
all of these corrupt and illegal traders of wildlife already have perfectly formed mostly round yet uneven pearls below their belt buckle. We need to have a system that would surgically remove those two uneven pearls up-on committing a crime towards any animal.
sivaraja Wednesday, 13 December 2017 06:03 PM
Central bank of Sri-Lanka, Bond robbery
Lal Silva Thursday, 14 December 2017 07:49 AM
Largest number of humans killed in the time of last government! This is our fate.
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