Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A meeting was held today (15) at the Ministry of Environment with officials from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, aimed at tightening laws against the shooting of wild elephants.

The discussion was chaired by the Minister of Environment, Dr. Dammika Patabendi, along with the Deputy Minister of Environment, Anton Jayakody.

Incidents involving the shooting of wild elephants are regularly reported to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Therefore, the Minister instructed the Director General of the Department to take the necessary steps to strictly enforce the law against such acts.

The discussion also focused on strengthening the process of punishing offenders by updating laws related to the killing of w...