COLOMBO (News 1st); A lone wild elephant terrorized the Mihindupura and Senanayakapura areas in the Ampara Town on Tuesday (24) morning.

Wildlife Officers believe the wild elephant may have come to the Ampara Town from the Buddhangala Forest Reservation.

The pachyderm was seen roaming in multiple areas and was eventually seen grazing in a property owned by the State Timber Corporation in Ampara.

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