President suspends transfer of two elephants in Sinharaja

14 June 2018 05:01 pm

President Maithripala Sirisena had instructed officials to suspend the transfer of two rare wild elephants from the Sinharaja Forest Reserve until a proper remedy was found, Presidential Media Unit said today.

The President gave these instructions at a meeting held with the officials of the Mahaweli Development and Environment Ministry.

“He had instructed the officials to seek advice of experts if the two animals were to be transferred in future,” the Media Unit said.