Probe into video of youth touching sleeping wild elephant

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Colombo, June 11 (Daily Mirror) - An investigation has been launched by the Anuradhapura Wildlife Assistant Director regarding a video circulating on social media showing a youth touching a wild elephant while it was asleep.

This video was recorded in the Ranajayapura forest area of Anuradhapura.

The video clearly shows one of the three youths carefully approaching the sleeping elephant, touching it and then gradually retreating.

They recorded the video as an adventure activity, claiming they did not zoom in to make it appear fake. Their stated purpose was to demonstrate how to get close to a wild elephant.

The Wildlife Department urged people not to engage in such activities, highlighting the risks involved, and advised against attempting similar actions after watching the video.

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Costa Tuesday, 11 June 2024 09:47 PM

Elephants are smarter than humans. If it feels the approaching person is of no threat it won’t retaliate. It is our human which do most harms to these beautiful creatures by taking over their lands and starving them.

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Navi Tuesday, 11 June 2024 10:30 PM

Does not the Wildlife department got more other important things to focus?

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Single Cell Wednesday, 12 June 2024 04:35 AM

There is no need to get close to a magnificent animal that is sleeping! Our authorities need to clamp down on these behaviours . I have seen many times people feeding, getting down from vehicles pictures, walking around with wild elephants ect…. educate the young people as they need our support for them to understand the importance safety of them as well as the safety of wildlife. We only have a few left in the wild. Sad

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anton Weerasinghe Wednesday, 12 June 2024 09:44 AM

We Sri Lankans are risk takers, we will do anything to gain popularity, be become a "wedda".

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DW Wednesday, 12 June 2024 02:30 PM

....purpose was to demonstrate how to get close to a wild elephant... It should've said "purpose was to demonstrate how a fool would get close to an elephant that is resting"

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