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Elephant-human conflict :

Shrinking habitat main cause - Minister

The main cause for the elephant-human conflict is the rapid increase in the elephant population and the shrinking habitat, said Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S. M. Chandrasena.

The minister said between 1930 and 1940, 41 percent of the country's land mass was forest cover which has now been reduced to 21 percent.

"The elephant population in 1993 which was approximately 2,500 has now increased to 6,000. This has resulted in elephants ravaging villages, killing villagers and destroying cultivation in search of food."

The minister said, as a solution to this problem, protective regions for elephants, each consisting of 300 acres will be reserved at several places.

Weheragala, Maduru Oya in the Polonnaruwa district and Palugadawala in the Anuradhapura District have already been selected for this purpose.

'It is proposed to construct three ponds in each protective region and provide the required food quantities by growing necessary flora.

'These regions will be converted into tourist attractions. We hope to tame these elephants and provide them for peraharas too.

'The government funds will not be required to maintain these regions, since an ample income is expected through tourism, the minister said.

 

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