In the country of Sri Lanka, with a population of approximately 21 million people, there are about 5,800 elephants. With a land mass of 65,000 Km on this small island, it is easy to surmise that contacts between elephants and people are quite common. The ecosystem of the wild Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximas) is being encroached upon by human habitation, threatening the welfare of these endangered animals, as well as their human neighbors.
Approximately 300 Wild Asian elepants die each year in Sri Lanka. This number is rising year by year. The Wildlife Conservation Department reports that over 50 elephants die each year from the cruel practice of "hakka patas," which consists of placing an explosive mixture of iron and gun powder into pumpkins and other produce. When the elephants eat these spiked vegetables, the mixture explodes in their mouths causing severe damage and a long, lingering death.
traditional etric fencing is not adequate to insure successful boundaries for the elephants not capitalize Elephants, Human Conflict. The technology utilized in the current electric fencing is not adequate to insure successful boundaries for the elephants. So the fences are Often Breaks by the animals Sunray Foundation staff has developed fencing strong enough to withstand the resistance of wild elephants.This technology is unique to our program and has not been utilized any where in the world
Sunray's objective is to raise the awareness of and compassion for Sri Lanken Wild Elephants. We trust our community outreach and training will help people, especially our youth, to understand the biologic interdependence of elephants and people. Having both technical and practical guidance will enhance the conservation and protection of these animals and their human neighbors.By educating our youth, we look toward a future of economic growth and a gradual increase in the number of elephants.
This project has provided additional documentation in a XLSX file (projdoc.xlsx).
