Srilanka, Nov. 13 -- A total of 84 new single-cab vehicles have been handed over to the Department of Wildlife Conservation with the aim of protecting the country's wildlife resources, addressing the human-elephant conflict and strengthening the department's field operations.

The vehicles were handed over under the patronage of Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi and Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody.

This is the largest fleet of vehicles provided to the Department of Wildlife Conservation at a single occasion, increasing its total vehicle fleet to 294.

Accordingly, the department now has 84 single-cab vehicles, 16 double-cab vehicles, three crew cabs, 181 motorcycles, nine tractors and one hand tractor.

The cur...