Calf and she elephant rescued from well

• Officials said the she elephant was about 20 years of age and the calf three years 

By Nimal Jayaratne   

A she elephant and a calf that fell into an abandoned well in a farm at Sinhapura in Welikanda was saved from drowning and released to Thrikonamaduwa forest reserve by the wildlife officers.   

Officials said the she elephant was about 20 years of age and the calf three years, They said the she elephant and the calf were among a herd of wild elephants that roam into the village in search of water. A team of wildlife officers under Welikanda Wildlife Ranger C. A. Wanasinghe had saved the she elephant and the calf with a JBC machine.