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Part 1 dealt with how that icon of Uda Walawe, Rambo the mature bull elephant who has been conditioned to accept food from those passing the national park, now faces the prospect of imprisonment in an Elephant Holding Ground. What are these holding grounds? Do they have any conservation purpose? The dictate of politics not conservation Elephant Holding Grounds (EHGs) are there to appease politicians who seek a quick fix to please the immediate needs of their voter base, irrespective of whether it is the right thing to do. Rather than follow the evidence of research and the understandings of science in seeking a long term solution to the problem of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC), building elephant prisons is what they want.

Sri lankaLunugamwehera national parkSri lankanProblem elephant rehabilitation centreElephant holding grounds ehgsDepartment of wildlife conservationNational audit officeElephant holding groundMinistry of wildlifeElephant holdingHolding groundsHuman elephant conflictWildlife conservationDirector generalEnvironmental impact assessmentHorowpathana elephant holding ground