The spotted deer herd found roaming in the Athurugiriya area have been seen in places close to Homagama, according to the Wildlife Conservation Department (DWC).
Officials are looking at possible ways to transfer the animals safely to suitable places, until a large enclosure is built to keep the animals away from agricultural and built-up areas.
"This is not a suitable area for them and so we need to find the right place. People do not harm them and with no predators in the area it is a conducive environment for the herd to expand," Wildlife Director General H.D. Ratnayake said. According to the DWC more than 15 years ago, legal permits had to be obtained to raise spotted deer as domestic animals.
When the animal becomes uncontrollable as it grows, owners release them into the closest shrub land or thicket.
These animals later produce a large herd which has now led to a problem in the Athurugiriya area.
The permit system is obsolete now, and today spotted deer are rarely found to be domesticated.
According to the Department, the deer herd at Athurigirya has so far damaged only agricultural crops.
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/08/28/new11.asp
Officials are looking at possible ways to transfer the animals safely to suitable places, until a large enclosure is built to keep the animals away from agricultural and built-up areas.
"This is not a suitable area for them and so we need to find the right place. People do not harm them and with no predators in the area it is a conducive environment for the herd to expand," Wildlife Director General H.D. Ratnayake said. According to the DWC more than 15 years ago, legal permits had to be obtained to raise spotted deer as domestic animals.
When the animal becomes uncontrollable as it grows, owners release them into the closest shrub land or thicket.
These animals later produce a large herd which has now led to a problem in the Athurugiriya area.
The permit system is obsolete now, and today spotted deer are rarely found to be domesticated.
According to the Department, the deer herd at Athurigirya has so far damaged only agricultural crops.
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/08/28/new11.asp
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