Treatment begins for injured wild elephant at Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home

Newswire reports that the Department of Wildlife Conservation said veterinary officers had begun treating an 18-year-old male wild elephant brought from the Kalthota area to the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home.

Newswire reports that the elephant was found in the Kandiyapitawawa area with an injury to a bone in one leg. Chief Veterinary Officer Malaka Abeywardena said the injury made walking difficult, limiting the animal’s ability to find sufficient food and resulting in malnutrition.

Newswire reports that veterinary examinations also found a parasitic infection. The Department said the elephant was receiving continuous veterinary treatment at the transit home.

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