So far this year, six leopards in Sri Lanka have been killed due to human activities. And the count would certainly rise if authorities continue to ignore the gravity of the situation. According to wildlife conservationists, leopards frequent areas like Maskeliya, Ginigathhena, Hatton, Norwood, Bogawanthalawa and Lakshapana. However, these habitats have become threats to leopards with continued snaring. Just a day after the mother leopard in Pussellawa was killed from snaring, a photo of a dog trapped in a snare in an estate near Horton Plains went viral on social media. This technique, referred to as‘pani mula danawa’in Sinhala, is an age-old practice to
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Sri Lanka’s vanishing Elephant Corridors
The dry zone is home to a majority of the estimated elephant population of Sri Lanka. This population is scattered in small pockets of habitats as small herds and individual elephants. Efforts to mitigate the human-elephant conflict by conservationists haven’t proven the desired outcomes since most elephant habitats and elephant corridors (also called elephant passes) have been destructed. On the other hand, as many as 16 areas that have been identified as elephant passes are yet to be declared and included in a gazette as authorities are finding it a challenge to convince private investors and humans to move away from areas frequented by elephants.
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