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ON THE FRONTLINE OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT in SRI LANKA

ON THE FRONTLINE OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT in SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA'S POPULATION IS GROWING — BOTH ITS CITIZENS AND ITS ELEPHANTS. WITH SPACE AT a premium, more and more rural land is being cultivated, fragmenting and diminishing habitat for the country's 7,000 Asian elephants. conflict between rural communities and foraging elephants is inreasinG in turn and Each year, an average of 125 people and 370 elephants are killed.

A FARMER IN maho CLIMBS THE WOODEN LOOKOUT PLATFORM that overlooks his crops where he will spend the night. IF raiding elephants ARRIVE, he useS GOVERNMENT-Issued firecrackers as a deterrent.

A FARMER IN maho CLIMBS THE WOODEN LOOKOUT PLATFORM that overlooks his crops where he will spend the night. IF raiding elephants ARRIVE, he useS GOVERNMENT-Issued firecrackers as a deterrent.

ELEPHANT DAMAGE to BANANA TREES

ELEPHANT DAMAGE to BANANA TREES