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Premadasa Urges Special Task Force for Tusker Protection
Sajith Premadasa in Parliament called for a special task force to protect tuskers, citing more than 30 at risk against the government's estimate of 17. He highlighted recent deaths and urged stricter legal action, while questioning delays in a new National Action Plan.
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Premadasa also demanded stringent legal action against those involved in killing tuskers, warning that the continued loss of these animals posed a serious threat to the country's wildlife heritage. Invoking Standing Order 27(2), he also sought an explanation from the Government over delays in preparing a revised National Action Plan to tackle the human-elephant conflict.
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