Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The wild elephant 'Agbo', whose whereabouts had been the focus of a search operation, was located today (19 October) in the Nachchaduwa Ihattawa jungle area in the Anuradhapura District, with the assistance of Sri Lanka Army personnel.
Acting on the instructions of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) directed the immediate deployment of Army personnel to support the search operation.
The deployment followed a request by the Minister of Environment. In response, the Ministry of Defence took prompt measures to coordinate the deployment of military personnel to assist wildl...