A heart- breaking story has been
reported yesterday (01)regarding the deaths of five Wild Elephants who got stucked in a marshy area of a bramch river while drinking water there and died .
Accordingly Five Wild Elephants belonging to Somawathiya Wild Life Park in Polonnaruwa had drowned In the branch river of MahawelI, Periyanaru Canal attached to a Wild Life park at Thummodara ,Polonnaruwa while drinking water due to a Wild plant "Japan Jabara" spreads heavily in the canal it has been revealed.They may have died few days back ,However a fishermen spotted them and informed on the incident to Wild Life officers yesterday (01).
The Wild Life officers at Somawathiya are conducting an investigations over the incident.
reported yesterday (01)regarding the deaths of five Wild Elephants who got stucked in a marshy area of a bramch river while drinking water there and died .
Accordingly Five Wild Elephants belonging to Somawathiya Wild Life Park in Polonnaruwa had drowned In the branch river of MahawelI, Periyanaru Canal attached to a Wild Life park at Thummodara ,Polonnaruwa while drinking water due to a Wild plant "Japan Jabara" spreads heavily in the canal it has been revealed.They may have died few days back ,However a fishermen spotted them and informed on the incident to Wild Life officers yesterday (01).
The Wild Life officers at Somawathiya are conducting an investigations over the incident.