Human-elephant conflicts kill 40 people, 83 wild elephants in Anuradhapura so far this year

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BY DAYARATNE EMBOGAMA

Anuradhapura, Dec. 21 (Daily Mirror)- Some 40 people and 83 wild elephants have died due to human-elephant conflicts from January to this date in the Anuradhapura wildlife zone, Anuradhapura Zonal Wildlife Conservator W.M.K.S. Chandraratne said.

It was revealed at the Compensation Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Additional District Secretary Sandhya N.G. Abesekara.

The Additional District Secretary pointed out that 40 people had been killed, 47 others rendered disabled and 710 houses and other property extensively damaged by wild elephants and that Rs. 54.9 million has been paid as compensation up to October this year.

The Zonal Wildlife Conservator said 49 wild elephants had either been electrocuted by illegal electric traps and 34 others shot dead or had died under natural circumstances.

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Jaffna Logic Thursday, 21 December 2023 03:48 PM

I have a suggestion, supply hand guns with blanks to all villagers in elephant infested areas, not a single person would be attacked let alone killed by elephants. This is the easiest and the most effective solution to this conflict.

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The next terminator Friday, 22 December 2023 08:30 PM

Jaffna Logic Were you born out of your mothers rectum ? Dumb fu..ck like you is a threat to the entire human kind. I will fu..ck you and your mother's rectums with my fist ass..hole dark skin shit !!

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Umar Perera Thursday, 21 December 2023 04:23 PM

What are you doing to preserve the traditional lands of the elephants and to educate people about not encroaching? Also, climate change is impacting water and plant foods of the elephants. How are we going to mitigate this?

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Man Friday, 22 December 2023 10:28 AM

Not the people encroach considerably but the government-sponsored henchmen like farms, plantations like Hingurana and Palawaththe and the like. The proposed forest reservation covering Walsapugala is not declared by gazetting letting the jungles to be cleared in that area. Even betel chewing MP cleared in Ampara and told that sapling of trees will provide oxygen.

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Engage Professionals Friday, 22 December 2023 06:36 AM

Engage professionals from Africa if our local guys can’t come up with a solution. Can’t go on with these kind of deaths on both sides as it’s a trauma for both elephants

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“The Lansi Burgher Gent” Friday, 22 December 2023 03:05 PM

One of our last treasures, soon to be driven into extinction, due to absolutely inept authorities and an equally barbaric society at large. Like the previous well informed writer had suggested, we need international experts on the subject to help revive our fast depleting forest cover and save our wildlife, for our fellows are good at chewing betel leaf and scratching their bums with both hands put together only. A totally failed state at best.

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