1 November 2017 12:02 pm
The lives of elephants who feed at the Digampathana forest reserve in Dambulla were in danger due to the large amounts of garbage that has been dumped at a site in the reserve. Residents in the area complained that a herd of 25- 30 wild elephants including a tusker fed on garbage and often terrorized villagers for more food and often destroyed cultivated land.
Many complained that the vast area had now turned into a dumping site and that despite numerous complaints and appeals to the authorities, who often traveled overseas on public funds, no solution had been given. Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa