By Kamanthi Wikramasinghe The Wilpattu forest reserve made headlines with massive deforestation practices taking place over the past few years. Although these activities seem to be in a dormant stage as at now, the necessary damage has already been done. Last December, the Auditor General issued a comprehensive report on the illegally deforested Wilpattu Forest Reserve. Following this report, the […]
sources (CNN)The world’s last male northern white rhino has died leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction. The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan had been in poor health in recent days and was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections. A veterinary team made the decision to euthanize Sudan after his condition deteriorated significantly, the conservation […]
, Around 200 die each year, mostly due to conflicts with humans, he says. Natural causes claim around seven lives at most, according to him. An elephant has a life expectancy of around 80 years.Statistics show around two elephant deaths every three days, he says, adding that six tuskers died last year.Dr. Kariyawasam says the decline in forest cover of […]