Edge instead of wake
This photo shows it is man made garbage dump. Every day many elephants come to eat garbage. Elephants faced various kinds of problems due to eating garbage. In this way the elephants are dying of disease due to continuous consumption of garbage. A moat was dug to prevent elephants from entering here, however elephants use their ingenuity to create entryways and come in to consume the garbage. I am worried about the destruction of elephants which should be protected like this due to human activities.
Elephants Dying from Eating Plastic Waste in Sri Lankan Dump. Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found dead last weekend. Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in the dump in Pallakkadu village in Ampara district, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the capital, Colombo.
Examinations of the dead animals showed they had swallowed large amounts of nondegradable plastic that is found in the garbage dump. Polythene, food wrappers, plastic, other non-digestibles and water were the only things we could see in the post mortems. The normal food that elephants eat and digest was not evident. Hungry elephants seek out the waste in the landfill, consuming plastic as well as sharp objects that damage their digestive systems. The elephants then stop eating and become too weak to keep their heavy frames upright. When that happens, they can\'t consume food or water, which quickens their death.
It can be clearly observed that the trunk of the elephant seen in this photo is injured.
Some of the injuries are caused by human activity, such as the use of explosives and electric fences to deter elephants.
due to this. The elephant suffers many injuries. They do die from time to time.
The injury and death of elephants due to such human activities is a matter of concern. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
ABDUL RAHEEM NISATH BASRI, Sri Lanka, Maruthamunai
