Ministry Of Wild Life Has Stopped The Mission On Capturing Two Remained Wild Elephants In Sinharaja

The Mission to capture the two remaining Wild Elephants in Sinharaja Forest Reseve had stopped as per the Instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena according to the Minister of Wild Life Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka.

Due to this situation will not take the responsibility if anything happens to either the two wild elephants in Sinharaja or the residents lives around Sinharaja He has stressed.

To prevent Human-Elephant conflict The Ministry Of Wild Life has decided to move the last two remaining Wild Elephants in Sinharaja to Horovpathana Elephant center.However enviornment groups in the country had opposed the action.