Rathindra Kuruwita – island.lk Annual elephant deaths have increased fourfold by this year, compared to 1969, according to official data, environmentalists say. Sajeewa Chamikara of the Movement for Land and...
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Joa was probably born in 1992, and was brought to the Dehiwela Zoo in 1995. He was a 3 year old African Bush (or Savannah) elephant. There are two sub...
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By Sarasi Wijeratne – counterpoint.lk The Kekirawa Magistrate gave the police time to obtain an expert report from the University of Moratuwa during Monday’s court hearing of the death of...
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by H. I. E. Katugaha I have had a long innings of jungle trips. Many of these were with my uncle, Sam Elapata Dissawe, who had an unrivalled knowledge of...
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theguardian.com Six dead giraffes lie in a spiral on the dry earth, their bodies emaciated and interwoven. The aerial shot, taken by the photojournalist Ed Ram, shows the devastation of...
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Kalani Kumarasinghe – dailymirror.lk Last week the Court of Appeal issued an interim order preventing the Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Department from granting permission for wild elephants to...
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By Risidra Mendis Ceylon Today Features They belong in the wild with their herds and their babies, or so we think. However, some people believe, elephants belong not in the...
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BY Pamodi Waravita – themorning.lk Amidst a national discourse on the merits and demerits of the private ownership of elephants, the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Minister C.B. Rathnayake yesterday (22)...
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Rapidly fading ‘cat’ population in Central Highlands a concern There is increasing evidence that leopards are now being killed for their body parts, as supposed aphrodisiacs, and their meat for...
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DIMITHRI WIJESINGHE – themorning.lk Elephant riding and hands-on interactions are hugely popular all across the globe, especially in South Asia. However, there is a dark side to these activities that...
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