tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060024932032172786.post6088438126345390173..comments2024-03-22T05:34:20.768-07:00Comments on lakshman illangakoon ඉලංගකෝන්ගේ විවරණය : solution to human elephant conflict in srilanka; is there any other way ? part two ඉලන්ගකෝන්ගේ විවරණයhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00323694691349063236noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060024932032172786.post-65395200659572917872017-01-25T03:38:29.766-08:002017-01-25T03:38:29.766-08:00since my proposal is to get the whole herd into on...since my proposal is to get the whole herd into one big park, in fact the gene pool will become larger not only for elephants but the other wild animals as well . the park can be designed and located to include diverse zones ඉලන්ගකෝන්ගේ විවරණයhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323694691349063236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060024932032172786.post-91572848964284217992017-01-25T03:38:03.743-08:002017-01-25T03:38:03.743-08:00since my proposal is to get the whole herd into on...since my proposal is to get the whole herd into one big park, in fact the gene pool will become larger not only for elephants but the other wild animals as well . the park can be designed and located to include diverse zones ඉලන්ගකෝන්ගේ විවරණයhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323694691349063236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060024932032172786.post-69800221609799530672017-01-25T02:22:46.376-08:002017-01-25T02:22:46.376-08:00I'm only thinking aloud and using you as a sou...I'm only thinking aloud and using you as a sounding board OK. Not a conclusion. I have been thinking along somewhat similar lines as you. <br />Haven't we reached a stage where maintaining of elephant migratory, traditional or ancestral memory routes is no longer viable? Elephants will have to be confined to sanctuaries and the integrity of the boundaries should be strictly protected. Human squatters on reservations should be removed and electric fences separating reservations from villages and farms should be properly installed and maintained. Where possible corridors could be kept but it might not be possible to do that for much longer. Elephants being intelligent and adaptable will get used to it eventually. After all, their migrations have been severely curtailed during the last one and a half centuries and they have become, almost exclusively, dry zone inhabitants. <br />I admit that over a long period of time there will be the problem of limiting the gene pool and as a consequence inbreeding or non-breeding when confined to a reservation. But, other species have adapted and elephants might have a wide enough gene diversity to survive and breed, even if they don't thrive. Pra Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374672858448971122noreply@blogger.com