National Peoples Power (NPP) Colombo District MP Aruna Panagoda stated in Parliament today (12) that a choice has actually been made to transfer the growing deer population found across a number of Grama Niladhari Divisions around the Homagama town area to a preferable habitat.According to him, the variety of deer in the location is estimated to be between 1,500 and 2,500, and they have actually been triggering significant damage to farmers crops and property.There has actually been a big deer population in 5 to 6 Grama Niladhari Divisions within our Homagama electorate.
We have been working for years to fix this problem.
The Department of Wildlife Conservation has now taken actions to relocate these animals really securely, MP Aruna Panagoda said.He also pointed out that, in partnership with the department, a survey was conducted to compute the approximated deer population in the area.According to the gathered details, the population of in between 1,500 and 2,500 deer has been causing damage in several Grama Niladhari Divisions around Homagama town.
As an outcome, it has been decided to safely capture them and release them into an ideal habitat, he said.