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Wild elephant deaths rise in Sri Lanka in 2025
As many as 455 wild elephants were killed in Sri Lanka in 2025, Parliament was informed.The number of wild elephants killed in 2025 incr
Summary
As many as 455 wild elephants were killed in Sri Lanka in 2025, Parliament was informed. The number of wild elephants killed in 2025 increased compared to the previous year, when 388 wild elephants were killed. Abeywickrama also revealed that 160 humans were killed by elephants in 2025, while 221 sustained injuries as a result of wild elephant attacks.
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People
- Dhammika Patabendi
- L.M. Abeywickrama
Organisations
- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
Places
- Sri Lanka2
Keywords
- elephants2
- informed2
- killed2
- wild2
- accordingly
- increased
- compared
- previous
- deaths
- many
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