Sri Lanka, July 6 -- A joint operation is under way to save Bhathiya, a wounded elephant who fell into an irrigation well in the Nikaweratiya Wildlife Zone, after suffering complications from a previous gunshot injury.

Minister of Environment Dr. Dhammika Patabendi and Deputy Minister Anton Jayakody visited the site on Friday (4) to assess the situation and instructed officials to accelerate treatment efforts. The Ministers were accompanied by Dr. Tharaka Prasad, Director of Wildlife Health at the Department of Wildlife Conservation, along with Department officers, local police, environmental groups, and area residents. Bhathiya had previously sustained a gunshot wound and was recovering in the Manigama area of Nikaweratiya.

However, th...