A suspect has been arrested in Thirappane after wildlife officers discovered a cache of illegal firearms hidden in a temporary hut on farmland.

According to the Department of Wildlife Conservation, acting on information received, officers from the Anuradhapura Thirappane Wildlife Office searched the suspect’s property in Orukmankulama, Uttamaduwa.

During the search operation, they found eight locally manufactured guns, including a shotgun and seven rifles, concealed near the hut.

The suspect was taken into custody along with the seized weapons and is to be produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court. (Newswire)

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Wildlife officials have treated an elephant that was found in a critical state in a forest area in the Thirappane area yesterday.

The female elephant, assumed to be 25 years old, was found to have collapsed due to an injury to its left hind foot.

Wildlife officials stated that the animal was found with several gunshot injuries, adding that all wounds were treated. 

Video footage shows the elephant’s calf refusing to leave the mother’s side, while the mother elephant refuses to allow wildlife officials to come near the baby. 

However, wildlife officials managed to separate the elephant and calf, after which they treated the injured animal. (Newswire)

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