Sri Lanka conservationists fight elephant smuggling in court

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Environmentalists in Sri Lanka challenge a court order that would allow the return of 14 illegally captured wild elephants to people accused of buying them from traffickers. Rights groups and lawyers say the government decree violates environmental laws.

Rights groups and lawyers say the Sept. 6 court order is based on a government decree that violates Sri Lankan environmental laws. They fear the order could encourage a resurgence of trafficking of wild elephants, putting them at risk.Elephants are revered because they have been an essential part of religious and cultural festivals in Sri Lanka for many centuries.

The court ruling last week came after lawyer Ajith Pathirana, who represented the elephant owners, requested the court to release them. He said the government — through the decree — allows the owners to register their animals within three months. Under the previous regulations, owners had to submit the pedigree of the elephant in order to register it with the wildlife department, said Chamikara. But the new regulations bypass this, allowing owners to register elephants without proof of pedigree, which will allow them to give legal status even to those that may have been captured illegally, he added.“If anyone thinks these are illegal, they can go to higher courts.

 

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Returning the elephants is the same as saying trafficking elephants is legal. It's not. Look into who in the court is being extorted.

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