Sri Lanka, Nov. 19 -- The Court of Appeal today directed the Minister of Wildlife and several other respondents to submit a report detailing the measures taken by the government to prevent human-elephant conflict.

The order was issued by a bench comprising Justices Damith Thotawatte and Sarath Dissanayake after considering a writ petition submitted by the Centre for Environmental Justice regarding the matter through a motion, said Ada Derana reporter.

The motion noted that although the Centre for Environmental Justice had submitted a series of proposals to the respondents on steps to be taken to minimise human-elephant conflict, no action had been taken in response.

Accordingly, the motion sought an order compelling the respondents to ...