The Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWLC) has launched an investigation why the army shot two wild elephants in Bundala yesterday.
According to environmentalists one jumbo was shot in the head and the other sustain similar gun shot injuries.
Meanwhile, DWLC Veterinary surgeon Dr Vijitha Perera had rushed to the scene to treat the injured animals. It was found one elephant had killed a girl in a village of Bundala and also injured her father two days ago.