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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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • Elephant footprints near the 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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  • Elephant display at Colombo Zoo, 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 from the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society looks out of a treehouse, watching and monitoring wild elephants.
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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 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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  • Deforested mountains in the central highlands of Sri Lanka.
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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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  • 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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  • An emaciated elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • A mahout cleans elephants at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • A mahout beats an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
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  • Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A tea plantation in the mountains of central 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.
    15-20-026.JPG
  • 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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  • Piles of logs in a timber yard in Sri Lanka.
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  • Tea plantations in the mountains of central Sri Lanka.
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