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Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
No passengers were injured, but wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant ... Sri Lanka in the town of Minneriya, about 200 km from the capital, Colombo. Minneriya National Park ...
The Island5d
Human – Elephant Conflict Is Rising in Sri Lanka
Driven from their original habitats, the animals are raiding crops and being killed by frightened farmers, but ...
Daily FT5dOpinion
Sri Lanka’s vanishing tuskers: Race against time
Sri Lanka’s tusker population is on the brink of collapse, threatening not only the survival of these majestic creatures but ...
Mongabay News on MSN7d
The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action
With a single tusk that made him stand out, the majestic bull elephant Unicorn was a true king among the wild herds of ...
Voice of America29d
Sri Lanka reports massive tolls in human-elephant conflicts
while compensation to victims of elephant attacks was about $4 million over the same period. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offense in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild ...
KTBS14d
Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
Sri Lanka's wildlife and ... a decade due to the worsening human-elephant conflict on the island. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 ...