An eight-year old elephant was found dead near the Thanamalwila-Udawalawe road in the Udawalawe National park earlier today (Dec 01).
A post-mortem examination on the body was carried out today by Veterinarian Malaka Abeywardena.
It is reported that wildlife officials had engaged in an inspection tour around the park at 1:30 am and had discovered that the elephant was missing at that time.
Wildlife officials are conducting further investigations into the incident.
(Pics by Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi)
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