Eight elephants have been killed in the month of August in the Anuradhapura Wildlife Zone, according to the District Assistant Wildlife Director’s Office. Wildlife officials say that the deaths of the wild elephants occurred in the Galenbindunuwewa, Medawachchiya, Mihintale, Mahavilachchiya, Tirappane and Horovpatana Regional Secretariat areas.
The number of wild elephants killed by entanglement in unauthorised power lines is four.
A wild elephant has died in the Medawachchiya village from poisoning while another elephant died in Mahawilachchiya when a trap-gun placed by a hunter went off.
Two elephants died in Horovpatana and Tirappane due to Hakkapatas explosives placed by either hunters or farmers.
A Wildlife Officer said there had been two tuskers among the eight elephants killed.
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