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Fragmentation and loss of the natural habitat of elephants are considered to be the main causes of HEC in Sri Lanka. [5] The Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka) observes that human-elephant conflict is a serious problem, particularly in unprotected areas of the North-western and Mahaweli regions in the country. [6]
On 5 December 2024, Lalkantha received backlash for comments he made in parliament regarding the human–widlife conflict in Sri Lanka. Lalkantha referred to crop-raiding experienced by local farmers, specifically by wild boar and monkey populations in the country. Calling it "animal terrorism," Lalkantha stated that "Farmers must know that ...
Human-wildlife interactions have occurred throughout man's prehistory and recorded history. An early form of human-wildlife conflict is the depredation of the ancestors of prehistoric man by a number of predators of the Miocene such as saber-toothed cats, leopards, and spotted hyenas.
Sri Lankan elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) are an endangered species. The Elephant Transit Home within Udawalawe National Park was established by the Department of Wildlife Conservation together with the Born Free Foundation. The facility was established under the 29th Amendment to the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance Part II. [1]
Monkey menace is a common term for a social and ecological phenomenon in India and Sri Lanka, it describes the growing presence of monkey populations in the rural and urban environments, and the frequent hostile encounters implicated by it.
The wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. ... Flooding has led to increased human-crocodile conflict around the Nilwala River
Leopard of Punanai: The leopard called "man-eater of Punanai" is the only officially accounted for man-eating leopard of Sri Lanka, where leopard attacks rarely happen. [65] [66] It killed at least 12 people on a jungle road near the hamlet of Punanai, not far from Batticaloa in the east of Sri Lanka. Its first victim was a child.
Sri Lanka has thus become the country with the highest elephant mortality rate worldwide. [30] The Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife Conservation official records showed that 407 elephants were killed in 2019. The next three years after that showed 328, 375, and 439 elephant fatalities, respectively.