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Spotlight on Uda Walawe National Park Jumbos starve due to scarcity of fodder, grazing cattle-by Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Source:Dailymirror Elephants at the Uda Walawe National Park are starving due to a massive shortage of food Fingers are pointed at the authorities for being responsible for poor habitat management at Uda Walawe National Park Another major issue at national parks is the release of cattle for free grazing Senior ecologists observe that the after growth from chena cultivation is very good elephant habitat It was a little past noon when we reached the Uda Walawe National Park. We were excited to see elephants in their natural habitats, but serious concern was bothering everyone of us at the same time. In the backdrop of battling with an aggravating human-elephant conflict, environmentalists have speculated whether elephants at the Uda Walawe National Park are starving due to a massive shortage of food. As we entered ...