The wild elephant ‘Agbo’, whose whereabouts had been the subject of a search operation, was located today (19 October) in the Nachchaduwa Ihattawa jungle area in the Anuradhapura District, with the support of Sri Lanka Army personnel.
Following a request by the Minister of Environment, the Sri Lanka Army deployed a special team to assist wildlife officials in the search operation, on the directives of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd).
An initial platoon of 30 Army personnel was deployed for the operation, with the number of troops subsequently increased to expedite the search efforts.
The Army personnel worked in close coordination with wildlife officials, extending support to their efforts to locate the wild tusker.
