Elephant goes missing at Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Colombo)
Daily Mirror
March 19, 2024
The wildlife officers attached to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve observed
that one of the two elephants living in the vicinity of the forest reserve
had not been seen for the past one and a half years.
They said the two male elephants used to come out of the forest reserve
when they went into musth. But within the past one and a half years, only
one elephant (around 45-years-old), which has a belt around its neck, has
been seen by the villagers.
The elephants in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve go up to Deniyaya and Neluwa
areas for food, and when they went into musth.
The wildlife office officials attached to the Sinharaja forest are on the
lookout for the missing elephant which is much older than the other
elephant.
Meanwhile, officers said that people had invaded the areas inhabited by
elephants and used them to engage in chena cultivation, blocking the
elephant paths as a result. Many water reserve areas of the forested area
had been deforested for ongoing construction.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/worldnews/breaking-news/Elephant-goes-missing-at-Sinharaja-Forest-Reserve/108-279175
Elephant goes missing at Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Colombo)
Daily Mirror
March 19, 2024
The wildlife officers attached to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve observed
that one of the two elephants living in the vicinity of the forest reserve
had not been seen for the past one and a half years.
They said the two male elephants used to come out of the forest reserve
when they went into musth. But within the past one and a half years, only
one elephant (around 45-years-old), which has a belt around its neck, has
been seen by the villagers.
The elephants in the Sinharaja Forest Reserve go up to Deniyaya and Neluwa
areas for food, and when they went into musth.
The wildlife office officials attached to the Sinharaja forest are on the
lookout for the missing elephant which is much older than the other
elephant.
Meanwhile, officers said that people had invaded the areas inhabited by
elephants and used them to engage in chena cultivation, blocking the
elephant paths as a result. Many water reserve areas of the forested area
had been deforested for ongoing construction.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/worldnews/breaking-news/Elephant-goes-missing-at-Sinharaja-Forest-Reserve/108-279175