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A good summary of accidents with Trains and elephants by the Sunday Times

Jun 26, 2011

A good summary of accidents with Trains and elephants by the Sunday Times

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Jun 18, 2011

Train-Elephant crash in sri lanka, 3 dead..

watch a video clip..the voice over is in Sinhalese... Train-Elephant chrash in sri lanka, 3 dead..  

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The killing fields …3 elephants killed in a collision with a train

Jun 18, 2011

The killing fields …3 elephants killed in a collision with a train

From Gold FM newsSaturday, 18 June 2011 - 08:12 AM   The Police Headquarters announced that three elephants have died after being knocked down by a train near the Mee Oya Bridge in...

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Another Leopard killed in a snare

Jun 15, 2011

Another Leopard killed in a snare

A REPORT SENT IN BY  Janaka Gallangoda Another sad day for wildlife enthusiasts as another leopard snared to death at Nuwara Eliya on 13th May 2011. This is the 6th known leopard died in recent...

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Now Elephants get knocked over by trains..

Mar 17, 2011

Now Elephants get knocked over by trains..

  Train derails after crash into jumbo Monday, 14 March 2011 00:00 By Amadoru Amarajeewa A train which was travelling from China Bay to Gal Oya was derailed after crashing into an elephant on...

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72 Jumbos stranded due to floods

Feb 9, 2011

72 Jumbos stranded due to floods

Wednesday, 09 February 2011 00:00 More than 72 wild elephants have been detected marooned in the flood affected areas in the Northern and Eastern Provinces Director General of Wildlife Conservation...

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Floods in sri Lanka affects elephants also..

Feb 7, 2011

Floods in sri Lanka affects elephants also..

A female elephant and a baby elephant near the Somawathiya Chaitiya which is under water. Picture by Gamini Obeysekere, Polonnaruwa . the Mother and calf did swim to safety eventually

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The human-elephant conflict

Feb 1, 2011

The human-elephant conflict

January 29, 2011 @ 12:01 am THE human-elephant conflict appears to be aggravating daily causing an increasing number of deaths of humans as well as elephants. Regularly we hear of elephants straying...

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The Pinnawala Incident-my views

Jan 19, 2011

The Pinnawala Incident-my views

It is reported that one of the bigger male elephants at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage (PEO) has died due to injuries caused by a mahout. I do not have first-hand information about what has...

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Mahout’s spear brings death to elephant…..gruesome stuff at the Pinnawella elephant orphanage….where elephants are supposed to be cared for!!!

Jan 17, 2011

Mahout’s spear brings death to elephant…..gruesome stuff at the Pinnawella elephant orphanage….where elephants are supposed to be cared for!!!

Monday, 17 January 2011 18:07 An elephant at the Pinnawela elephant orphanage died under tragic circumstances, allegedly due to injuries caused by its caretakers’ spear, an official said today. Two...

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Jan 16, 2011

Around 50 wild elephants killed in Sri Lanka floods

Sat, Jan 15, 2011, 10:52 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Jan 15, Colombo: The Director General of Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Department Chandrawansa Pathiraja says around 50...

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Jan 14, 2011

Update: Rescued baby elephant dies

In spite of efforts of the Wild life Vets, the baby elephant recently rescued from the Anuradhapura area died. He was obviously too small and too sick to have a reasonable chance of surviving....Dr...

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Flood-hit Sri Lankan elephant calf found dead in tree

Jan 14, 2011

Flood-hit Sri Lankan elephant calf found dead in tree

Photo: Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa An image has emerged from Sri Lanka of a dead elephant calf stuck high in a tree after getting caught up in the country's fast-flowing floods. The animal was found...

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Oh! What a way to start the new year!! Another calamity!

Jan 3, 2011

Oh! What a way to start the new year!! Another calamity!

Monday , 3rd January 2011

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Clippings, Tragedies and Conflict

The controversy re the death of the magnificient tusker Parakrama, still continues…

Jan 2, 2011

The controversy re the death of the magnificient tusker Parakrama, still continues…

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Other, Tragedies and Conflict

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