Disna Mudalige
The daily elephant show of the National Zoological Gardens at Dehiwala has been suspended as several elephants are suspected to be infected with tuberculosis, Deputy Director Dhammika Malsinghe told the Daily News yesterday.
She said three out of eight elephants at the zoological gardens are suspected to be infected with TB, adding that the veterinarians are now in the process of conducting medical tests.
Malsinghe said the decision to suspend the elephant show was taken to avoid any risk to the elephants as well as the public. She said accordingly the elephant shows were cancelled since Tuesday.
She said attention has been focused on introducing another animal show replacing the elephant show for the entertainment of visitors.
The Deputy Director said the authorities would restart the elephant shows as soon as possible.
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