3384/’12
Hon. P. Harrison,— To ask the Minister of Wildlife Resources Conservation,—
(a) Will he state the number of counting of elephants that have been done in Sri Lanka since the year 1950, the years in which each of those counting were done and other information about each of those counting?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the total amount of money spent on the counting of elephants that was done in the year 2011;
(ii) whether the report of the aforesaid counting will be presented;
(iii) if not, of the reasons for not presenting that report; and
(iv) of the steps that have been taken to look after the elephants with respect to the increase of the number of elephants as per the aforesaid report?
(c) Will he also inform this House —
(i) whether places of observation have been arranged for foreign tourists to watch wild elephants and wild animals;
(ii) of the names of such places;
(iii) of the amount of money that is charged from a tourist at those places; and
(iv) separately on per year basis of the amount of money that has been earned by the government through such places during the last five years?
(d) Will he also state—
(i) whether a report will be presented pertaining to the contribution of the Department of Wildlife Conservation towards the promotion of conservation of wildlife; and
(ii) the measures that have been taken to ensure the safety of the wild animals of which the existence has been threatened due to the limitation of forests?
(e) If not, why?
Asked Date
2014-01-24
Asked by
Hon. P. Harrison, M.P.
Ministry
Wildlife Resources Conservation
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Elephant - Census
Answered Date
2014-05-08
Answered by
Hon. Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa, M.P.
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