In a landmark step for wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka, the China MerchantsGroup(CMG) the parent company of the China Merchants Port, the main investor of the Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Ltd (HIPG), the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), and the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) have come together to introduce a pioneering nutritional intervention for orphaned elephant calves undergoing rewilding care. For the first time in Sri Lanka, a specialised elephant infant formula milk will be imported from Australia to support orphaned calves—particularly infants below eight to ten weeks of age—who require nourishment equivalent to their mother’s milk during the most critical stage of development.
