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Monarchs of the wild losing battle of destruction-by Rajiv welikala Source:Daily Mirror In 2010 Parakrama died after he was relocated from Galgamuwa to Thambuttegama. Once loaded up on the truck the tusker headed towards Thambuttegama, when suddenly the entourage realised that the tusker had buckled down on one knee. His leg was stuck, as a part of the plank which supported the tusker on the truck had broken and his leg was stuck partially in the gap. This resulted him buckling down, and struggling to get up. Another reason he struggled was he was partially sedated by the vetenerarians who were supervising the operation. That night despite the struggles, the tusker breathed his last as the sheer weight on his chest was too much to bear. The primary reason is due to rampant habitat loss. In an island such as Sri Lanka, with a total human population of 21 million, ...