Eight hunters nabbed at Somawathi

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Eight suspects led by an army deserter who used several kinds of explosives to hunt animals at the Somawathi National Park were apprehended by Wild Life officers

After the suspects were arrested, 20 high explosives known as “Hakka Pattas” and other items used to hunt animals were recovered.

The suspects had buried the explosives in tree trucks to hunt tree truck dwelling animals such as porcupines.

A team led by Wild Life officer J. A. P, Wijayakumara had made the arrest and the suspects will be presented in Court. Further investigations are being carried out by Wild Life officials. (K.D.Vijayapala)

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Lakmikanth Saturday, 18 December 2010 10:32 PM

Take ultimate necessary steps to keep our nature as it is, fauna
and flora and the innocent animals.

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Mary Monday, 20 December 2010 10:57 AM

Man,
First you have to learn to compassionate animals before doing the same for human. Loard Buddha has tought to pay homage and compassion to all the living kinds.

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Mary Monday, 20 December 2010 10:50 AM

Damn, this is wrong and baseless. How on earth one can decide like that? Im an Atheist, no belief on God. However i can say theists kill innocient animals as they only concern on human rights not animal because they used to believe that the God created animals for human cunsumption.

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Amal Sunday, 19 December 2010 07:19 PM

The only country worried about animal not human ha ha ha

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uruwarige aththo Sunday, 19 December 2010 12:35 PM

Those hunters should be test with the same hakka patas in Galleface green.Then nobody else do this cruel things to animal anymore.We never hunt like this.We follow the rules.

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Raja Sunday, 19 December 2010 09:46 AM

All of them should be Atheist

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nawa gilinath ban ch Sunday, 19 December 2010 06:42 AM

well said Jumbo, it is very suspicious,as now nobody knows now where the dead elephants tusks are???????

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Cobra Sunday, 19 December 2010 01:04 AM

Well done. The culprits should be made an example of and punished severely. The use of Hakka Patas is an awful way to dispose of animals and is very painful to the poor beasts. Anyone even caught with such weapons should not be shown any mercy.

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Rajeev Patnaik Sunday, 19 December 2010 12:45 AM

Blast them out by using the same explosives

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Animal lover Saturday, 18 December 2010 02:34 PM

these animal killers should be imprisoned for life

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Kithul Ramba Saturday, 18 December 2010 06:46 PM

Hang them High. Make sure they are dead. Save SL's Wildlife.

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Ari Saturday, 18 December 2010 04:12 PM

We frequently hear of army deserters engaged in criminal operations. For the good of the society, the authorities need to examine this issue and adopt remedial measures.

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ranjith Saturday, 18 December 2010 03:12 PM

Tooo many humans in this world creating problems

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Jumbo Saturday, 18 December 2010 03:03 PM

Would also like to know as the circumstances a tusker died while being transported. Was it a killing?

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nawa gilinath ban ch Saturday, 18 December 2010 02:47 PM

can we insert the "Hakka" pattas into these 8 hunters and see their suffering to death?

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Radical Saturday, 18 December 2010 02:41 PM

But are we human if we don't take care of other creatures in this world.. Peace

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hOOOOO Saturday, 18 December 2010 02:40 PM

We should first worry about Humans and then take care of animals... not the other way around folks...

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TOm Saturday, 18 December 2010 02:39 PM

YEAH THESE PPL DESTROY OUR WILD LIFE WITHOUT CONCERN... i AGREE WITH U ANIMAL LOVER

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