Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan,—To ask the Minister of Environment,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the extent of forests in Sri Lanka in acres;
(ii) of the extent of forests having an environment conducive for wild elephants to live, within the extent as aforesaid;
(iii) of the number of wild elephants living in such forests;
(iv) whether he is aware that wild elephants destroy humans and their properties; and
(v) of the number of persons attacked by wild elephants, the number of those who were killed by the attacks; and the number of wild elephants that were killed in the elephant-human conflicts from the year 2020 to the year 2024, separately?
(b) Will he also inform this House —
(i) whether he is aware that an elephant population that overwhelms the forest cover is in existence; and
(ii) whether the wild elephant population has to be controlled so that it is proportionate with the forest cover;
(iii) if so, of the mechanisms available for it;
(iv) whether they will be implemented in future; and
(v) if so, whether there is any methodology for controlling the destruction caused by wild elephants?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-02-21
Asked by
Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan, M.P.
Ministry
Environment
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2025-02-21
Answered by
Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi, M.P.
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