Abstract:
The history o f human race has the record of living in the forest where man has to manage his
livelihood with the sources available in the forest. First he was hunting animals and birds for
meals and fruits for his survival. In that forest environment he has to face the threats of
certain animals of which elephant is one. Beside elephant has been the asset of man because
of its tusk with which h is very proud of its existence. Normally elephant keep this tusk
bright and sharp. Apart from this man is also very fond of elephant because with its help he
could remove many kinds of obstacles such as defending threats o f other people or animals
and to transport his goods and materials. Then in the course of time, man has come to make
use of the assistance of the elephant for fighting against enemies. This was kept by the kings
for defending enemies. The lords also had the habits of keeping elephants for pleasure.
There were selected people who used to train the elephants for the use of man. In this way
elephant was regarded and respected as an asset Even now elephant are the main assets o f
Sri Lanka and the government also very much interested in preserving and conserving the
elephant spices.
