Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A request has been made to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Scene of Crime Officers of the Police Department to promptly provide support for necessary investigations related to the deaths of four elephants in Sigiriya and Galgamuwa, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

A statement has been issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Ministry of Environment regarding the deaths of four wild elephants.

It has been reported that three wild elephants died near the Murungahitikanda Forest Reserve in the Digampathaha -Sigiriya area, and another elephant died in the Galgamuwa-Ehetuwewa area in the past few months.

Among the wild elephants that died in Digampathaha, one el...