Wild elephants, threat to farmers

Ariyapala WANSATHILAKE- Kurunegala central special

Wild elephants in Kotawehera, Nikawaratiya and Kobeygane areas have become a threat to several farmers and their cultivations.

These elephants invade villages and hamlets around the jungle belts in the North Western Province and North Central Province both during day and night in search of food, especially during the drought.

A farmer in a village in Kotawehera recently died after being attacked by a wild elephant, while in his chena.

It is reported that this was the third such attack that had taken place during recent times.