Saving elephants from exploiting experts(who call themselves as experts)

[Guest guest]

At 07:30 AM 9/26/03 +0530, you wrote:

>COLOMBO:Sep 25, 2003:

> Conservationists wanting greater political support for their work to

>reduce the human-elephant conflict now want the problem taken to the United

>Nations, which they say should nudge governments to get involved in the

>effort. " There is no point in what we do if the governments are not involved

> " Sri Lankan expert Jayantha Jayewardene told AFP.

 

~This was sent to AApn and I am sending this reply to save elephants from

the exploiting experts(who call themselves as experts).This was the

symposium on Human elephant relationships and Conflicts organised by

International Elephant Foundation and Biodiversity and elephant conservation

Trust .

Mr.Jayantha Jayawardena and Rajitha Ratwatta were two memebrs of the

organising comittee of this .How can they conserve the elephants when they

haven`t invited any of the Assistant Directors from the Department of Wild

life Conservation?

There were Sri Lankan experts .They were not invited.They say symposium was

a wastage of money.These people who call themselves as experts do collect

funds for their own survival .

 

In 2000 Sunday leader January 30 (Sri lankan news paper)

`Other issues raised by Jayawardena are that since that population of tame

elephants is fast dwindling they could be sold to selected individuals or

temples that have the financial capability and the experience to look after

elephants.Selections must be based on pre-set criteria and not to satisfy

political requests he said.

The elephants will have to be trained by experienced mahouts to adjust to

their new lives.On the other hand if the animals are trained to work they

could earn at least a part of their keep.`

This clearly shows Mr Jayantha Jayawardena is not helping elephant

conservation or welfare of these animals.

..Jayawardena was quiet when his brother buit a hotel which is named as

elephant corridor hotel in Sigiriya

 

It was a mystery how they managed to build this and the Director Wild life

Conservation has given permission .Those days Mr Jayantha Jayawardena was

the project Director of the Asian Development Bank`s `s Protected Area

Management and Wild Life project.Many questioned about his qualifications

for that job and it was reported that he was asked to resign ,but managed

to continue as a consultant by political influence.

 

 

Now Mr jayawardena and Mr Ravi Corea who has a wild life

conservation Society in U.S.A has a plan to start a elephant walk through

hotel in Hibiliyakada .This is also an elephant corridor.People of the area

have protested against that saying that will destroy their heritage.

When they build hotels they feed elephants with food and salt.Then these

elephants go to villages and destroy the houses to eat salt and do damages

to their crops .

 

The local authority at Aranayake has requested six elephants from the

elephant orphanage to be given to a Vedamahaththaya of Aranayaka who has a

clinic by the riverbed of Maoya at Aranayake. The local authority is using

this as a project to show the Ali Wedakama (treatment of elephants) and

attract tourists to Aranayaka. Heated iron rods are used to burn the boils

to treat the legs of the elephants. The elephant is not anaesthetised. That

is a cruel outdated method.Mr Rajitha Ratwatta has given his two elephants

to this place called Eath Suwa Sevana.

 

The Sunday leader a news paper has exposed following things under Charitha`s

conflict of interest on the 27th of July 2003 .

They have exposed that Mr.Charitha Ratwatta secretary of the Treasury

,abused his authority in order

to give elephants free of charge to his brother Mr.Rajitha Ratwatta.

Mr.CharithaRatwatta has wanted six elephants from the Pinnawela Elephant

Orphanage to

be donated free of charge to the Ath Suwa Sewana at Aranayake .

The elephant belonged to Kandy kataragama Devale `named `Udaya ` was given

to Vedamahaththaya (native doctor)of Aranayake

...This elephant was owned by Rajitha

Ratwatta.Rajitha Ratwatta has one more elephant which has killed three people.

The elephant `Udaya ` was in musth.On the 16th of September the elephant was

taken to Kudaoya and was given a bath by the mahout and the Aranayake

vedamahatthaya.Then it was tied to a tree close to the river.

Mahout climbed to a coconut tree to cut some coconut leaves for the elephant

whilw the vedamahattaya was seated on the concete wall.

Suddenly vedamahttaya native doctor was screaming and when the mahout was

looking down elephant has jumped and attack the native doctor by his head

Then the elephant crushed the head in his mouth and threw the body towards

the river. Mr Ratwatta failed to look after the welfare of his elephant .

I have exposed that the elephants are suffering in this Eath Suwa Sevana but

they wanted to open a tourist center there.

[Guest guest]

At 07:30 AM 9/26/03 +0530, you wrote:

>COLOMBO:Sep 25, 2003:

> Conservationists wanting greater political support for their work to

>reduce the human-elephant conflict now want the problem taken to the United

>Nations, which they say should nudge governments to get involved in the

>effort. " There is no point in what we do if the governments are not involved

> " Sri Lankan expert Jayantha Jayewardene told AFP.

 

~This was sent to AApn and I am sending this reply to save elephants from

the exploiting experts(who call themselves as experts).This was the

symposium on Human elephant relationships and Conflicts organised by

International Elephant Foundation and Biodiversity and elephant conservation

Trust .

Mr.Jayantha Jayawardena and Rajitha Ratwatta were two memebrs of the

organising comittee of this .How can they conserve the elephants when they

haven`t invited any of the Assistant Directors from the Department of Wild

life Conservation?

There were Sri Lankan experts .They were not invited.They say symposium was

a wastage of money.These people who call themselves as experts do collect

funds for their own survival .

 

In 2000 Sunday leader January 30 (Sri lankan news paper)

`Other issues raised by Jayawardena are that since that population of tame

elephants is fast dwindling they could be sold to selected individuals or

temples that have the financial capability and the experience to look after

elephants.Selections must be based on pre-set criteria and not to satisfy

political requests he said.

The elephants will have to be trained by experienced mahouts to adjust to

their new lives.On the other hand if the animals are trained to work they

could earn at least a part of their keep.`

This clearly shows Mr Jayantha Jayawardena is not helping elephant

conservation or welfare of these animals.

..Jayawardena was quiet when his brother buit a hotel which is named as

elephant corridor hotel in Sigiriya

 

It was a mystery how they managed to build this and the Director Wild life

Conservation has given permission .Those days Mr Jayantha Jayawardena was

the project Director of the Asian Development Bank`s `s Protected Area

Management and Wild Life project.Many questioned about his qualifications

for that job and it was reported that he was asked to resign ,but managed

to continue as a consultant by political influence.

 

 

Now Mr jayawardena and Mr Ravi Corea who has a wild life

conservation Society in U.S.A has a plan to start a elephant walk through

hotel in Hibiliyakada .This is also an elephant corridor.People of the area

have protested against that saying that will destroy their heritage.

When they build hotels they feed elephants with food and salt.Then these

elephants go to villages and destroy the houses to eat salt and do damages

to their crops .

 

The local authority at Aranayake has requested six elephants from the

elephant orphanage to be given to a Vedamahaththaya of Aranayaka who has a

clinic by the riverbed of Maoya at Aranayake. The local authority is using

this as a project to show the Ali Wedakama (treatment of elephants) and

attract tourists to Aranayaka. Heated iron rods are used to burn the boils

to treat the legs of the elephants. The elephant is not anaesthetised. That

is a cruel outdated method.Mr Rajitha Ratwatta has given his two elephants

to this place called Eath Suwa Sevana.

 

The Sunday leader a news paper has exposed following things under Charitha`s

conflict of interest on the 27th of July 2003 .

They have exposed that Mr.Charitha Ratwatta secretary of the Treasury

,abused his authority in order

to give elephants free of charge to his brother Mr.Rajitha Ratwatta.

Mr.CharithaRatwatta has wanted six elephants from the Pinnawela Elephant

Orphanage to

be donated free of charge to the Ath Suwa Sewana at Aranayake .

The elephant belonged to Kandy kataragama Devale `named `Udaya ` was given

to Vedamahaththaya (native doctor)of Aranayake

...This elephant was owned by Rajitha

Ratwatta.Rajitha Ratwatta has one more elephant which has killed three people.

The elephant `Udaya ` was in musth.On the 16th of September the elephant was

taken to Kudaoya and was given a bath by the mahout and the Aranayake

vedamahatthaya.Then it was tied to a tree close to the river.

Mahout climbed to a coconut tree to cut some coconut leaves for the elephant

whilw the vedamahattaya was seated on the concete wall.

Suddenly vedamahttaya native doctor was screaming and when the mahout was

looking down elephant has jumped and attack the native doctor by his head

Then the elephant crushed the head in his mouth and threw the body towards

the river. Mr Ratwatta failed to look after the welfare of his elephant .

I have exposed that the elephants are suffering in this Eath Suwa Sevana but

they wanted to open a tourist center there.