Wild elephant “Kandalame Hedakaraya” receives indigenous treatment

BY Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa  

Department of Wildlife has permitted the provision of indigenous treatments to the wild elephant popularly known as “Kandalame Hedakaraya” which has  been under treatment of wildlife veterinary surgeons for more than  four months.

The wild elephant that received gunshot injuries had been lying in the Kandalama tank.  

However, a leading businessman in the area had undertaken to  bear the expenses of indigenous treatments provided by a renowned  traditional Indigenous Medical Practitioner Gamini Karunaratne from Giridara area. He commenced treatments on Thursday (07).  

He has collected herbs from the nearby jungles and dressed  the infected wounds on the jumbo’s limbs under the supervision of the  veterinary surgeons.  

The jumbo has shown an improvement owing to the treatment  provided by the wildlife veterinary surgeons, but it has again lain in  the water. The indigenous medical practitioner has undertaken to provide  treatments to cure it.  

He said he would first provide treatments for the injuries  and, judging from the response of the jumbo, proceed with other  treatments.