Anton Jayakody
Anton Jayakody is the Deputy Minister of Environment in Sri Lanka, who recently highlighted the alarming rise in human-elephant conflicts, revealing that 150 people and 450 elephants were killed in clashes in 2023, and expressed confidence in the government's plans to implement deterrents to protect both humans and elephants.
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Anton Jayakody is included as a member of the committee.
’’දිට්වා’’ අඩුපාඩු හොයන්න මැතිසබා කමිටුවක්
Sri Lanka· 2026-03-05
Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody was present at the event.
පරිසරය අමතක කර සංවර්ධනයට යන්න බෑSri Lanka· 2026-02-03
Anton Jayakody informs that there are issues regarding the allocation of lands in the proposed reserve.
දෙමලිය - වන්දම අලි නිජබිම් සමාගම්වලට බදු දීලා?Sri Lanka· 2025-03-27
Anton Jayakody is the Deputy Minister of Environment who explained plans to introduce barriers to protect crops from elephants.
Lo Sri Lanka modifica gli orari dei treni per salvare gli elefanti dagli incidenti notturni
Italy· 2025-03-14
Anton Jayakody is the Deputy Minister of Environment who reported on the conflicts between humans and elephants.
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Paraguay· 2025-02-24
Anton Jayakody, the Deputy Minister of Environment, reported on the fatalities resulting from human-elephant encounters in 2023.
Seis elefantes morrem num acidente com um comboio no Sri Lanka | Conservação da natureza
Portugal· 2025-02-21Anton Jayakody is the Deputy Minister of Environment who discussed the government's plans to address human-elephant conflicts.
Un tren a deraiat în Sri Lanka după ce a lovit o turmă de elefanţi. Este cel mai grav accident de acest gen
Romania· 2025-02-20Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody told AFP on Sunday that 150 people and 450 elephants were killed in clashes in 2023.
Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into elephants - World
Pakistan· 2025-02-20