Orphaned elephants return to the wild


Back where they belong: The baby elephants being released into the Mau Ara forest area. — AFP

Authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said.

Two females and four males, aged between five and seven, were released into the Mau Ara forest within the Udawalawe Wildlife Sanctuary, environment minister Dammika Patabendi said.

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