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Written by Zulfick Farzan
18 Sep, 2021 | 5:20 pm
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Human-Elephant conflict has begun to take an increasingly devastating toll on life, of late.
In 24 hours, a family in Anuradhapura lost a father, while another lost a mother in Rajagalathenna.
A 39-year-old father of three was mauled to death by a wild elephant when he was in a jungle to collect bee honey.
An eye-witness said the wild elephant chased after three people, including the victim, through the jungle, however, the victim fell and that was the last time they saw him alive.
A local villager said the 50 acre plot of thick forest is surrounded by villages and encroaching wild elephants has been a perennial issue.
Over in Ampara, a 65-year-old mother came face to face with a lone elephant early this morning.
She was killed instantly and her son who was seriously injured was rushed to hospital.
At the same time, a family of five, parentd and three children, miraculously survived a wild elephant attack on their house in Hambantota.
The man had jumped in front of the elephant and hurled a lamp at it in order to protect his family.
Though the family survive, their houses was turned to rubble.
A wild elephant also brought down a house in Walsapugala, leaving a single-mother and her children with no home.
All these victims have one request in common to the authorities, a permanent solution to the human elephant conflict.
It should be noted that none of them want the wild elephants to be harmed, but they only want a means to survive without any fear.
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