11 September, 2022
Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has called upon top ministry officials to amend the Wildlife Act immediately and impose severe punishment on poachers and those who kill tuskers.The duration of imprisonment and the fines imposed on errant persons who kill tuskers would be enhanced.
Minister Amaraweera told the Sunday Observer that there are around 40 tuskers or a lesser number of them in the country. The Minister hopes to save the limited number of tuskers in the country through the amendments to the Wildlife Act.