The elephants of Sri Lanka
Today Sri Lanka is facing the danger of losing one of nature’s
precious gifts, the wild Elephants form our jungles. This is due
to the decrease in the number of elephants living in the wild. More
than nature human beings are responsible for their decrease in
number. Among those responsible for destroying elephant are the
poachers who kill elephants for their tusks. This is a sad situation
where life has to be destroyed for money . Apart from this those
who purchase items made of ivory or elephant hair are also
responsible for the diminishing number of elephants.
Immediate steps must be taken if we are to prevent elephants
from disappearing from our motherland . Laws against poaching must be
string thinned and implemented . Forest rangers must be empowered to take
action against hunters . It is also necessary to set up more orphanages
such as the one in pinnawellato look after the injured and the orphaned .
The media should play a large role in raising public
Awareness in protecting our wild elephants . As elephants are a
national heritage it is our duty to see that they roam freely in
our wilds for many years to come .
December 1, 2007