Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Colombo, Sept. 7 (Daily Mirror) - The "Kala Wewa Back to the Elephants" project, conducted in line with the Clean Sri Lanka initiative, was successfully implemented over three days in the floodplains surrounding the Kala Wewa National Park, the President's Media Division (PMD) announced.
The programme was launched in response to the spread of invasive plant species such as Japan Jabara across tank beds in the North Central Province. These plants have destroyed tender grasses that serve as a vital, protein-rich food source for elephants. Around 400 elephants inhabit the Kala Wewa area, and the shortage of food has increasingly driven them into villages, escalating human-elephant conflicts. Several deaths caused by ele...