82 eild elephants killed in Sri Lanka 2018

[h=1]82 eild elephants killed in Sri Lanka from Jan to March this year[/h]





Last update: 25/04/2018
COLOMBO, April 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 82 wild elephants have been killed in the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka during the first quarter of this year, according to an official here, reported Xinhua news agency.

Director General of the Sri Lankan Wildlife Conservation Department, M.G.C. Sooriyabandara told Xinhua that the elephants had been killed by gunshot injuries in most cases.

He said the most number of elephant deaths were reported from the eastern part of the country. Sri Lanka boasts of 6,000 wild elephants according to the census conducted in 2012.

The Director General said his office would conduct another survey this year. Last year, as many as 256 elephants were killed in the wild.

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Hänschen schrieb:

Director General of the Sri Lankan Wildlife Conservation Department, M.G.C. Sooriyabandara told Xinhua that the elephants had been killed by gunshot injuries in most cases.

He said the most number of elephant deaths were reported from the eastern part of the country. Sri Lanka boasts of 6,000 wild elephants according to the census conducted in 2012.

The Director General said his office would conduct another survey this year. Last year, as many as 256 elephants were killed in the wild.

Zum Vergrößern anklicken....

eastern part - das wundert mich nicht

Die Fläche der Wälder wird kleiner.
Die Fläche der Felder wird größer.
Die Gesamtlänge aller Elektrozäune nimmt zu.
Der Platze für die Elefanten wird kleiner.

Das alles konnte ich im letzten Urlaub an der Ostküste wieder deutlich sehen. Ich kam mir manchmal vor wie in einer Hochsicherheitszone (Straße und auf beiden Seiten Elektrozäune gegen Elefanten).