Post-mortem on Jumbo’s head reveals death by shooting (Sri Lanka) Varuna Dayaratne, Daily News November 17, 2023 The Wildlife Conservation officers have determined that the wild elephant where only its head was retrieved on November 13 stuck in Kirindi Oya, Thellulla in Wellawaya, by the villagers had been shot dead. Southern Province Assistant Wildlife Conservator Upul Indrajith said that the final determination on the cause of the wild elephant’s death was announced by Wildlife Conservation Department Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Ananda Dharmakeerthi after conducting a comprehensive post-mortem examination on the elephant’s head. Indrajith said two pellets had been retrieved from the elephant’s head during the post-mortem by Dr. Dharmakeerthi which led to the conclusion that the wild elephant had been shot dead. Initial investigations carried out revealed that the elephant had been shot dead, cut into pieces and dumped in the Kirindi Oya as a result of a human-elephant conflict. The Wildlife officers said that rest of the body parts of the wild elephant are yet to be found. In the meantime, steps have been taken by the Cultural and Environmental Studies Centre (CES) to offer cash rewards to anybody who would provide information on the killing of the wild elephant. Accordingly, the public has been requested by the Cultural and Environmental Studies Centre to contact the Wildlife Department’s hotline 1992 or CES on 0719005549 to provide any information related to the killing of this wild elephant. https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/11/17/local/237707/post-mortem-on-jumbos-head-reveals-death-by-shooting/ https://www.onlanka.com/news/head-of-elephant-found-in-kirindi-oya.html