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Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
Two weeks ago, the government announced that 1,195 people and 3,484 animals had been killed in a decade due to the worsening human-elephant conflict on the island. Killing or harming elephants is a ...
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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 ...
The Island3d
Human-elephant conflict mitigation efforts intensify
The Sri Lankan government has intensified its efforts to mitigate human-elephant conflicts and reduce elephant fatalities, ...
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As Sri Lanka’s rail tracks continue to claim elephant lives, experts suggest solutions
COLOMBO — More than a decade ago, Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of ...
The Island8d
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 ...
The Week16d
Sri Lankan railways attempt to stop train-elephant collisions
Sri Lankan authorities are making attempts to stop elephant deaths from train collisions after last month’s tragedy in which seven elephants died after being struck by a train.      On February 20, ...
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Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
AFP Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced ... Authorities said they had identified vulnerable stretches of railway tracks in elephant-inhabited forest areas in the island's ...
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Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife ...