Updated On: 14 December, 2020 08:37 AM IST | Colombo | Agencies
The countryu00e2u0080u0099s Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) had ordered a special audit into the human-elephant conflict by renowned elephant expert Dr Prithviraj Fernando, the head of the Centre for Conservation and Research.

A mahout rides an elephant in Piliyandala on Sunday. Pic/AFP
Sri Lanka has ranked number two globally after India where highest number of human deaths were reported due to the human-elephant conflict, according to Daily News.
The country’s Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) had ordered a special audit into the human-elephant conflict by renowned elephant expert Dr Prithviraj Fernando, the head of the Centre for Conservation and Research.