Agbo raiding villages after recovery

9 November 2023 02:58 pm Views - 1196

By Thisara Sumal

THIRAPPANE (Daily Mirror) - The jumbo Agbo that had been under treatment and the care of the wildlife conservators for more than four months is now roaming into the villages after recovery and causing damage to houses in search of food, much to the anxiety of the villagers who provided it fodder when under treatment and not being able to move about.

Agbo, who had been critically injured in a front limb, had been under the treatment and care of the Wildlife Department surgeons for more than 86 days. They had performed several surgeries to save the life of the elephant.

Residents of the area said the convalescing wild elephant was now plodding for about 10 kilometres a night and roaming into the villages in search of food. They pointed out that it had destroyed cultivated land, home garden crops, and several houses in the Thirappane area. They said they were living in constant fear of any possible danger to their lives from the jumbo. The villagers pointed out any possible danger to Agbo’s life if it was allowed to roam into the villages.

They requested the wildlife conservators to capture and relocate it at a forest reserve.

Meanwhile, wildlife conservators said Agbo had been allowed to roam about in an attempt to let it enter its natural abode.

 

Pix by Thisara Sumal