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The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action
Kavantissa, a regal tusker considered Sri Lanka’s largest elephant, stands more than 3 meters (10 feet) in height. He faces the risk of being killed due to his habit of roaming close to human ...
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Mysterious sloth bear deaths raise alarm at Sri Lanka’s largest national park
After a fruitful safari at Wilpattu National Park, wildlife photographer Rohan Fonseka and his colleagues ventured toward the ...
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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 ...
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Sri Lanka announces financial aid for children affected by human-elephant conflict
A total of 3,477 wild elephants and 1,190 people died in Sri Lanka between 2015 and 2024 due to the ongoing human-elephant conflict, Minister of Environment Dammika Patabendi told parliament ...
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A Thai blueprint for Sri Lanka:solving the human-elephant conflict with smart conservation
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Environment, Dammika Patabendi, recently reported alarming statistics in Parliament. Between 2015 and 2019, 1,466 wild elephants were killed. This number increased to ...