Seetha undergoes several scanning tests

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The female elephant 'Seetha', who was injured following a shooting incident by a wildlife officer, underwent several scanning tests, including three thermal imaging scans, Wildlife Conservation Department Health Director Tharaka Prasad said.

He said that after the thermal scans, he found several rubber bullet parts inside the left leg of the elephant.

"These parts were found less than 2 cm deep in the skin. No reaction was found from the body of the elephant against the rubber bullet parts. However, the elephant is still under observation," Prasad said.

The elephant Seetha was accidentally shot at eight times by a member of the Civil Defense Department after mistakenly identifying the elephant brought to the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara annual procession, as a wild elephant.

The suspect wildlife officer said that the elephant was shot at with rubber bullets with the aim of chasing it away for the safety of the people who had arrived to witness the perahera.

Mahiyangana police are conducting further investigations into the incident. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

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‘The Lansi Burgher Gent’ Tuesday, 03 October 2023 07:47 PM

The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be severely punished to the fullest. These are not mere “accidents,” but done willingly. The abuse, neglect, torture and killing of all our elephants must be stopped immediately. The wildlife officials, the relevant ministries, authorities and even the heads of state should take a call on this, as this is bringing disrepute to the country on several international mediums. ‘Muthu Raja’s’ abuse went viral and brought so much embarrassment to the country and even to date the innocent tusker ‘Miyan Kumara’ suffers horrendous abuse at the Bellanwila Temple under the eyes of those sadists. In a Buddhist country steeped in the culture of compassion to all beings, especially of those who are unable to speak, this madness has to stop. It’s a damn shame. Put an end to the abuse of elephants and dogs, please.

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Lansi Burger Lady Wednesday, 04 October 2023 09:02 AM

How on earth it could be a mistake when she was shot by 6 times close to her heart. And the shooter himself belongs to Wildlife conservation , says he thought it was a wild elephant. Madness. Who on earth has the right to shoot an elephant whether its wild or tame. Sadly we have few organisations who talk about elephants who participate on local pageants but they keeps a blind eye over wild elephant killings. They don't really have compassion towards any animal rather than pageant elephants, which is a bit strange. In reality nobody is there to care about wild animals including the elephants.

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