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  • Elephant footprints near the Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • Minneriya National Park, in North Central Sri Lanka, famed in Asia as a gathering place for wild Asian Elephants.
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  • Deforestation is most evident in the patchwork of forests that can be found over many of the mountains. Habitat fragmentation has been one of the main challenges to the dwindling wild elephant populations across the island.
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  • An emaciated elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • In the ruins of the ancient city of Polonnawura, built in the 12th Century as Sri Lanka's second official capital, a nearly 1000 year old sculpture of an elephant serves as part of an elaborate staircase. The Sri Lankan elephant has been an important part of the island's culture and religions for thousands of years and continues to be so in modern times.
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  • Tress burning in a forest in Sri Lanka. Habitat fragmentation caused by small scale farming and logging is one of the biggest threats to the Sri Lankan elephant's survival and is increasing the occurrence of human-elephant conflict in the country.
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  • Young elephants in the Minneriya National Park, in North Central Sri Lanka, famed in Asia as a gathering place for wild Asian Elephants.
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  • Elephant footprints near the Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • Dump site near Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • A warden watched for elephants near the Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • A wild elephant in the Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • A villager cutting trees for firewood. This activity is legal, as long as wood is only being used for this purpose. It is a pressure on the forest however and local villagers know that every time they go into the forest, there is a chance they will run into a wild elephant. As the Sri Lankan elephant's habitat has been slowly eroded, potential human-elephant conflicts have increased markedly across the country.
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  • Deforested mountains in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.
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  • Tourists visit the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • A young elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • The temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine town in Kandy, the second biggest city in Sri Lanka.
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  • A mahout cleans elephants at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • Elephant display at Colombo Zoo, Sri Lanka.
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  • Tourists walk through the Horton Plains National Park which is one of the highest points in Sri Lanka. Historically, elephants used to roam the highland forests until they were cleared to make way for agricultural land which was later abandoned.
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  • Elephant display at Colombo Zoo, Sri Lanka.
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  • Ornaments made of ivory sit in a display in the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo.
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  • A security guard stands watch over an array of elephant tusks in the Gangaramaya temple in Colombo. One of Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist sites, large amounts of ivory are on display, signifying the historical importance of decorative ivory for religion in the country
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  • An elephant in the Minneriya National Park, in North Central Sri Lanka, famed in Asia as a gathering place for wild Asian Elephants.
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  • EM Podimaneke, 49, stands outside her home where an elephant killed her husband in June 2013. Human-elephant conflict has increased as the animals habitat becomes smaller due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation. It is estimated that around 50 people are killed by elephants each year in the country, while over 100 elephants are also killed as farmers try to protect their land.
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  • A warden from the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society looks out of a treehouse, watching and monitoring wild elephants.
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  • Orange trees are used as a way to deter grazing elephants near Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • A wild elephant near Wasgamuwa National Park in central Sri Lanka, famed for its wild Asian elephant populations.
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  • A depiction of an elephant in a wall at the temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) shrine town in Kandy, the second biggest city in Sri Lanka.
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  • A mahout beats an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • Wild Sri Lankan elephants search for food in a dumpsite on the outskirts of a small town bordering the Wasgamuwa National Park. As their habitats become more fragmented, wild elephants are increasingly forced to venture into human populations where conflict occurs.
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  • Children collect tea leaves from a plantation nestled in the remote mountain valleys of northern Sichuan. Tea plantations are some of the projects being targeted by the EU-China Biodiversity Program to promote sustainable harvesting in the region.  Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.
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  • A woman holds tea leaves collected from a plantation nestled in the remote mountain valleys of northern Sichuan. Tea plantations are some of the projects being targeted by the EU-China Biodiversity Program to promote sustainable harvesting in the region.  Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.
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  • A woman holds tea leaves collected from a plantation nestled in the remote mountain valleys of northern Sichuan. Tea plantations are some of the projects being targeted by the EU-China Biodiversity Program to promote sustainable harvesting in the region.  Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.
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  • A local farmer brings tree bark, used for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), into the EU-China Biodiversity Program-sponsored center that aims to control and monitor the amount of TCM harvested from the local forests. Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.
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  • A wild strawberry. One of the many plant species found within the park. The southwest of China is a biodiversity hotspot and the Zharu valley of Jiuzhaigou contains 40 percent of China's total plant species.
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  • Biology students from the Chengdu South-West University of Minorities collecting samples of mosses for study from the upper reaches of the Hailuogou glacier. Monitoring alpine species like this has been key in understanding the effects on biodiversity of warming temperatures and climate change. As a result of rising temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau, the Hailuogou glacier has retreated over 2 km during the 20th century alone. Since the Little Ice Age, studies have revealed that the total monsoonal glacier coverage in the southeast of the Tibetan Plateau has decreased by as much as 30 percent, causing alarm in scientific circles.
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  • A biology student from Chengdu South-West University of Minorities collecting samples of mosses for study from the upper reaches of the Hailuogou glacier. Monitoring alpine species like this has been key in understanding the effects on biodiversity of warming temperatures and climate change. As a result of rising temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau, the Hailuogou glacier has retreated over 2 km during the 20th century alone. Since the Little Ice Age, studies have revealed that the total monsoonal glacier coverage in the southeast of the Tibetan Plateau has decreased by as much as 30 percent, causing alarm in scientific circles.
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  • The southwest forests of China are classified as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The relationship is fragile between people who call this land home and the local flora and fauna. Pingwu County in Sichuan Province, south-west China.
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  • Sichuan is one of the most densely populated regions in the country. The rapid growth in demand for bamboo resources over the last two decades has caused excessive exploitation of forest resources in the province. This has resulted in serious disturbance and destruction of the biodiversity in natural bamboo forests.
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  • A Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) tree in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally. This tree is estimated to be between 75-100 years old and can fetch USD10-20,000.
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  • A Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) tree in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally. This tree is estimated to be between 75-100 years old and can fetch USD10-20,000.
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  • Confiscated Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally.
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  • A government environment ranger cuts a confiscated Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) log in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally.
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  • Shavings from a confiscated Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) log in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally.
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  • Vegetation in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact.
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  • Confiscated Rosewood (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact. The illicit trade in Rosewood for the Asian furniture market has decimated many Rosewood species, many of which are now endangered and the trade in them has been banned internationally.
    Cambodia-Burning-Sean-Gallagher-20-0...JPG
  • Vegetation in the Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary, in northern Cambodia. The country is one of the most biodiverse in South East Asia, however rapid deforestation has left only 3% of its primary forests intact.
    Cambodia-Burning-Sean-Gallagher-20-0...JPG
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