April 2011: Wild elephants have been confirmed in the Sinharaja Forest in south-west of Sri Lanka, much to the delight of conservationists. Here environmentalist Srilal Miththapala explains the significance of the discovery and why it is such big news:
Wild elephants were found in most parts of Sri Lanka during early 1900s. However, with the rapid development of the South and South West regions, they gradually moved away, towards the Central, South Eastern and North Eastern regions.
It has long been believed that a few stragglers had survived, especially in and around the world heritage site of Sinharaja forest.
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