Wild elephant attacks on the rise

Umar Tuesday, 10 October 2023 03:28 PM

What do you expect from a threatened species that no longer has access to the lands that provided it with food and shelter? Slash and burn/chena cultivation plus increasing encroachment by humans (the most destructive species on Earth) has led to desperation. Desperate creatures are dangerous - they know that they are targets to be eliminated, not to be cared for and respected.

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Kanithi Sunnimahal Friday, 13 October 2023 06:46 AM

These real Wal Ali must come to the parliament to replace cardboard unelected Gon Ali! Then they are safe with more guards!

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Felix de Mel Friday, 13 October 2023 02:53 PM

Its not wild elephants attacking!! Its Humans that have encroached in to their land and their reaction to the irritation of theirs to the humans action! This calls for a clear marking of forests by means of Elephant ditches with one side vertical (Human settlement area) and the other side on a slope where the elephants can move to the forests! I could have uploaded an image but Unfortunately this page does not allow up loading of images!

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Percy Wijenayake Friday, 01 December 2023 07:59 AM

Where do you expect the wild elephants to go? when man has encroached on their territory. Quick thinking by wild life experts are necessary to mitigate the problem. Population increase of man and wild life is increasing while land is static and developing.

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Amal Corea Wednesday, 03 January 2024 06:01 PM

This is not at all an issue. The biggest issue for elephants, according to the NGOs, er I mean , 'animal lovers' are those elephants that are seen in temple processions.

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Umar Perera Wednesday, 17 January 2024 04:55 AM

Can you talk about the number of elephants killed and injured daily - which is way more than the numbers of humans injured/killed because they are being cruel to elephants?

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