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2 sources·Updated 1h ago

Government plans joint military-wildlife operation to protect elephants and reduce human-elephant conflict

The Sri Lankan government has decided to launch a special joint operation involving the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the thre…

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Image: Hiru News - EnglishHiru News - English•1h agoGovernment plans joint military-wildlife operation to protect elephants and reduce human-elephant conflict

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NewsWire English•11h agoSri Lanka to deploy military units to protect endangered wild elephants

Summary

Under the proposed programme, a special operations centre will be established at Army Headquarters to coordinate elephant protection activities. Wildlife officers, veterinarians and personnel from the three armed forces will be assigned to the centre. Military personnel will receive specialised training from the Department of Wildlife Conservation on handling wild animals and carrying out field operations.

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  • K. V. Nilantha P. Premaratne2
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  • Anton Jayakody2
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  • Sri Lanka2
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  • elephants2
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  • protect2
  • endangered
  • conflict
  • deploy
  • reduce
  • human
  • joint
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