CASE UPDATE – Case seeking Justice for Elephants CA/Writ/ 26/2020
08/05/2020 Case seeking Justice for Elephants CA/Writ/ 26/2020 Asian Elephants are losing numbers very fast due to habitat destruction, and killing by the humans. Sri Lankan Elephants facing many threats. Sri Lanka is home to little more than 5000 elephants. In 2019 more than 400 elephants have been killed in various incidents. Poisoning, Hakka patas,
Consummation of Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka
NIMMI SANJEEWANI (Attorney-at-Law) The Sri Lankan Elephant (Elephas Maximus Maximus) is the largest of the four Asian elephant subspecies that have a significant and iconic role in the culture, biological diversity, and ecological integrity across the country. They were once spread throughout Sri Lanka, but today they are mostly restricted to the forests in the
Campaign Against Killing Elephants using Hakka Patas
Centre for Environmental Justice initiated an awareness campaign to educate people in the elephant habitats in the dry zone the danger of Hakka Patas, a bomb that use to blast the elephant mouth. In most cases elephants are the victim or Hakka Patas which target the wild-bore or Samba Deer. Among the 300 plus annul
ELEPHANT CONSERVATION THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SRI LANKA
CEJ initiated project with the support of the THE SRI LANKAN LAWYERS (U.K.) TSUNAMI APPEAL to engage with the local communities, the Railway Department and the Department of Wildlife to reduce Elephant train accidents in Habarana area as a pilot project. There is an alarming increase of Elephant deaths in the recent months in Sri