Mitigating human-elephant conflict key challenge this World Elephant Day
2 years, 4 months ago

Mitigating human-elephant conflict key challenge this World Elephant Day

The Hindu  

World Elephant Day will be celebrated on Friday bringing into focus the challenging task of ensuring the jumbos’ conservation amidst habitat destruction and disturbance and the resultant increase in human-elephant conflict. In Hassan division alone, the department has captured and rehabilitated 74 wild animals in the last 22 years while elephant deaths due to natural and unnatural causes are manifold that number for the 22-year period. But during the last one month alone there have been additional four or five elephant deaths in Kodagu belt due to electrocution and when tabulated with figures from other regions, the number of elephant deaths due to unnatural causes, will spike. “We have fenced nearly 100 km of forests bordering human habitation and another 150 km of fencing has to be completed,” he added A slew of programmes will be held on Friday to mark World Elephant Day at Dubare, Ramapura and other elephant camps but the larger challenge is to ensure conservation of elephants and its habitat and ward off anthropogenic pressure fueled by the imperatives of development.

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Chhattisgarh Mining Crisis Forces Elephants Into Deadly Human Conflicts
1 week, 6 days ago

Chhattisgarh Mining Crisis Forces Elephants Into Deadly Human Conflicts

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 23:11 IST - 10 MINS READ The Last Migration, an award-winning short film by Mike Pandey, famously depicted the journey of elephants from Bihar to Sarguja district in Chhattisgarh, braving forest fires and human interference along the way. Nitin Singhvi, a wildlife activist who filed a petition in the Chhattisgarh High Court in 2018 against …

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants
1 month ago

Union govt to provide money to Madhya Pradesh to protect elephants

Hindustan Times  

The Union government was expected to provide money to Madhya Pradesh under the Tiger Conservation Fund to protect elephants in the state, where 11 elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet Eleven elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to consumption of fungi-infected Kodo millet. Elephants occasionally crossed Madhya Pradesh as they moved from …

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring
1 month, 1 week ago

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring

India Today  

On November 3, Odisha forest minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia ordered a probe into the rampant elephant deaths in the state, directing additional chief secretary Satyabrata Sahu to conduct a division-wise investigation. Both the deaths of elephants and human fatalities from conflict with them have been major challenges in the forested areas of Odisha as well as West Bengal. Under Odisha’s …

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Odisha government orders probe into 50 elephant deaths in six months

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural death of around 50 elephants in the last six months. Raising concern over the spate of elephant deaths, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said responsibility will be fixed on officers found negligent and inefficient in safeguarding the life of the animals. Singhkhuntia directed the additional …

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha Forest Department radio-collars problematic elephants

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: With three solitary tuskers posing threat to human lives and property in Bonai forest division of the district, forest officials radio-collared two of them while efforts are underway to cover the third jumbo by Wednesday night. Sources in the Forest department said one of the problematic elephants was successfully tranquillised and radio-collared at a forest patch of Dharani Dhar …

Elephant-human conflict: MP seeks large-scale rail barricade along forest borders
3 months ago

Elephant-human conflict: MP seeks large-scale rail barricade along forest borders

The Hindu  

Mysuru and Kodagu districts have been witnessing elephant-human conflicts and there have been many petitions to the government for addressing the issue. In this connection, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru and Kodagu MP, met Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav and requested him to consider large-scale rail barricading the forest borders to prevent elephants from entering …

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Meeting of elephant range States of southern India held in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

A meeting of the elephant range States of southern India to granulate the components of the regional action plan for comprehensive understanding and management of human elephant conflict was held in Coimbatore on September 05 and 06, 2024. Besides discussing the action plan for mitigation of human elephant conflict in southern States, the meeting organised by the Ministry of Environment, …

Elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year: Kelu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year: Kelu

The Hindu  

Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes O.R. Kelu has said that the construction of elephant wall at Aralam will be completed by March next year. Speaking at the district-level review meeting of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes Development department at the Kannur collectorate on Tuesday, the Minister stressed the urgency of addressing …

World Elephant Day: How railway tracks have become graveyards for jumbos in India
4 months, 1 week ago

World Elephant Day: How railway tracks have become graveyards for jumbos in India

Firstpost  

India has lost at least 200 elephants to train collisions in the past decade. File Photo/AFP Last December, a pregnant elephant and her female calf were hit by a train when they were crossing a track near Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. Sensors near railway tracks alert railway administration and the forest department about elephant movement, which helps …

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two killed in separate jumbo attacks in Sundargarh

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Two persons were killed on Monday morning in separate elephant attacks in Rourkela Forest Division and Bonai Forest Division of Sundargarh district. Sources in the RFD informed, a woman Sukramani Samati was on Monday morning trampled to death by an elephant near Sonaparbat area on the outskirts of Rourkela city under Panposh forest range. In the other incident, one …

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor
6 months, 1 week ago

Wild elephant tramples farmer to death in Chittoor

New Indian Express  

CHITTOOR : The persistent issue of human-wildlife conflict in Chittoor district claimed another life as an elephant trampled a person to death in Ramakuppam mandal. Despite multiple complaints to forest officials, farmers lamented the lack of effective preventive measures. In response, forest officials asserted their efforts to mitigate conflicts, citing the deployment of drum-beaters and trackers to drive elephants back …

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district
8 months, 1 week ago

Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A 63-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday morning in Biruga village in the Ponnampet forest range of Kodagu district, according to forest officials. In past several months, the Kodagu district has faced significant challenges due to wild elephant encounters. Forest officials intervened to calm the situation but villagers expressed frustration over the lack of …

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha sees record human deaths in wild elephant encounters

The Hindu  

The number of human deaths in encounters with wild elephants in Odisha has increased to 149 during the year 2023-24, recording an all-time high human casualties in the current fiscal. Mr. Mohanty pointed out that Odisha was the leading State in losing humans to wild elephants in the country despite having lower elephant population compared to States such as Karnataka, …

Bandipur National Park to get elephant task force
10 months, 1 week ago

Bandipur National Park to get elephant task force

The Hindu  

Bandipur National Park which is home to more than 1100 elephants as per the last estimation, is set to get a task force to deal with conflict situation. The State Budget for 2024-25 allocated ₹10 crore to establish a task force besides providing ₹40 crore to strengthen the existing seven elephant task forces and two leopard task forces elsewhere across …

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions
11 months ago

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: To control an increasing number of man-elephant conflicts, the Karnataka forest department is looking at out-of-the-box solutions. Explaining the method, BNP Director Prabhakar Priyadarshi said the sensors are being installed in the forest patches of Harohalli range. “We are also installing a solar smart sensor watch mechanism, where staffers will get alerts on their mobile phones once the solar …

Rewind 2023: Another year of man-animal conflict
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Rewind 2023: Another year of man-animal conflict

The Hindu  

Like the previous year, 2023 also witnessed instances of man-animal conflict in and around Bengaluru. Following repeated instances of the leopard sighting in the city’s residential areas, the government decided to set up a dedicated rapid response Leopard Task Force for Bengaluru. Search for food Environment and Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said due to the lack of rain, wild animals …

Elephant dies of electrocution in Gudalur forest range, seventh such death in the Nilgiris since 2016
1 year, 1 month ago

Elephant dies of electrocution in Gudalur forest range, seventh such death in the Nilgiris since 2016

The Hindu  

A male elephant died of electrocution in Puliyampara, in the Devarshola section of the Gudalur Forest Range on Friday morning. Mr. Omkaram, in a statement to The Hindu following the inspection, said that the elephant is known to generally inhabitat the O-Valley, Nadugani and Gudalur forest ranges. The elephant’s death is the latest in a series of incidents involving power …

Karnataka: 22 die in human-animal conflicts since April
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: 22 die in human-animal conflicts since April

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: From the month of April this year as many as 22 persons lost their lives in Karnataka after coming in conflict with wild animals including tigers, elephants, leopards, sloth bears, and wild boars, said Minister for Forests and Environment Eshwar Khadre. After a meeting with senior forest officials, Eshwar Khandre said that in the last five and half years, …

Elephant kills forest staff in Kodagu district
1 year, 3 months ago

Elephant kills forest staff in Kodagu district

Hindustan Times  

A temporary forest staff on Monday was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kedakal near Madikeru in Kodagu district on Monday, forest officials familiar with the matter said. A forest official was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Kodagu district on Monday. According to forest officials, a 30-member rapid response team of the forest department had …

Two killed, one injured in elephant attack in Odisha’s Angul district
1 year, 3 months ago

Two killed, one injured in elephant attack in Odisha’s Angul district

Hindustan Times  

Two persons including a woman were trampled to death and one person was critically injured by a tusker on Thursday morning in Odisha’s Angul district, officials said. Two from Angul’s Pateli village were killed, and one from nearby Saharaguda village sustained critical injuries, they said. Following the elephant attack leading to the death of two persons, locals blocked the Angul-Bantala …

Understanding the frontier elephants
1 year, 4 months ago

Understanding the frontier elephants

The Hindu  

Elephants are not usually nocturnal beings. Elephants near human habitats, on the other hand, use large water bodies as refuge sites in the absence of forests around them and feed on nutritious crops for four to five hours at night. Frontier Elephants is a collaborative effort by like-minded people from the Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning, National Institute …

Putting Bannerghatta on the elephant conservation map
1 year, 4 months ago

Putting Bannerghatta on the elephant conservation map

The Hindu  

Bannerghatta National Park, a part of one of the largest scrub forests in India, covers an area of about 260 km sq and is only about 27 km from Bengaluru. The 2023 elephant census suggested the presence of about 127 elephants in the area which The Bannerghatta-Hosur area of the Eastern Ghats, which comprises three protected areas including the Bannerghatta …

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts

The Hindu  

Data from the latest elephant census report released by the Karnataka Government on August 9 must have been music to the ears of jumbo lovers. Mindless urban expansion at the cost of forest cover and elephant habitats, and infrastructural developments blocking movement of elephants have forced behavioural changes in elephants and increased instances of humans being exposed to the beasts. …

A jumbo task at hand
1 year, 7 months ago

A jumbo task at hand

The Hindu  

Only four days ago, four elephants of a herd of 18 dwelling in the forest near Katragadda village of Bhamini mandal in Parvatipuram-Manyam district were electrocuted while moving in search of food and water. Brewing human-wildlife conflict At present, the combined population of wild elephants, both residents and migrants, in the Kaundinya sanctuary and the Seshachalam ranges of the Annamayya …

Works on elephant rehabilitation centre at Chadivayal to begin soon: T.N. Forest Minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Works on elephant rehabilitation centre at Chadivayal to begin soon: T.N. Forest Minister

The Hindu  

The works to set up a rehabilitation facility at Chadivayal in Coimbatore district will kick off soon, said Forest Minister M. Mathiventhan on Wednesday. After the completion of the works, the department plans to shift nine captive elephants from the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Interacting with journalists at the Tamil Nadu Forest Academy earlier in the day, …

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha, 8 deaths in March so far

The Hindu  

Notwithstanding court and National Green Tribunal orders concerning the safety of elephant population in Odisha’s famed wildlife sanctuaries, jumbos continue to perish in the State. March’s elephant death toll, the highest in four years, started with the discovery of an adult female’s carcass at Baghamunda Section of Purunakote Forest Range of Satkoshia Sanctuary on March 7. Mr. Mohanty said the …

Measures being taken to protect elephants in Tamil Nadu, says environment secy
1 year, 9 months ago

Measures being taken to protect elephants in Tamil Nadu, says environment secy

India Today  

Days after four elephants were electrocuted in two separate incidents, Tamil Nadu Environment Secretary Supriya Sahu stated such incidents should not have happened. In another incident, a male elephant died while it was trying to cross a bund and came in contact with a low-lying high tension wire of the Tamil Nadu electricity board and died. We have asked our …

Watch: People run as angry elephant goes on rampage in West Bengal, tramples vehicles
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: People run as angry elephant goes on rampage in West Bengal, tramples vehicles

India TV News  

Viral News: A video going viral on social media captures an elephant on a rampage in West Bengal's Hooghly district. The footage, which appears to be recorded from a CCTV camera outside a shop or residence, shows numerous people lined up outside a medical store in West Bengal's Arambagh. Several netizens compared the clip to wild animals including elephants going …

Engaging Elephas maximus
1 year, 10 months ago

Engaging Elephas maximus

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 07, 2023 07:39 IST Dear Reader, This story has two parts. The Elephant Census of 2017 shows that 6,049 of the precious creatures are found in Karnataka — the highest in a single State. But in Karnataka, more than half of the elephant’s habitat lies outside notified Protected Areas, leading to violent encounters with humans. Here’s Vikhar …

462 people killed in man-animal conflicts in Jharkhand in last five years
1 year, 10 months ago

462 people killed in man-animal conflicts in Jharkhand in last five years

Hindustan Times  

With animal habitats shrinking and their corridors fast vanishing in Jharkhand amid rampant construction activities, instances of man-elephant conflicts have spiked in the state, as reports suggested that 133 people have died in jumbo attacks in the last fiscal, a steep climb from 84 the year before. In January alone, at least five people in Jharkhand have died in elephant …

Odisha comes up with comprehensive strategy to mitigate human-elephant conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

Odisha comes up with comprehensive strategy to mitigate human-elephant conflict

The Hindu  

The Odisha government has come up with a ‘comprehensive action plan for conservation of elephants and mitigation of human-elephant conflict’, a zonation approach to maintain a long-term viable population of 1700-1800 elephants in the State. According to the plan, which is part of an affidavit filed with Orissa High Court, steps will be taken to minimise the incidence of human-elephant …

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding
1 year, 11 months ago

Foresters plan steps to address elephant menace, seeks Rs 40 crore funding

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To curb the menace of elephants from the wild eating away crops and destroying the properties of villagers, the forest authorities have come up with an action plan. They propose to erect fences and set up barricades around the 300-hectare reserve forest area at a cost of Rs 40 crore in Parvathipuram-Manyam district. The forest authorities intend to dig …

4 killed by elephant in Odisha; Toll reaches highest in man-elephant conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

4 killed by elephant in Odisha; Toll reaches highest in man-elephant conflict

Hindustan Times  

Four persons in Odisha’s Angul district were trampled to death by a tuskless male adult elephant on Saturday, taking the human casualty in man-elephant conflict to an all-time high in the state. Four men were trampled to death by a tuskless male adult elephant in Odisha’s Angul district. For unknown reasons, the elephant went on a rampage and killed four …

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar
2 years, 1 month ago

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar

The Hindu  

Amid reports of rampant elephant deaths due to man-elephant conflicts in Odisha, the Orissa High Court was informed that the mapping of the elephant corridors in the State had not been done ‘properly’. Highlighting several issues on the subject, Mr. Sukumar was very critical on the mapping of the elephant corridors of Odisha upon which the Odisha Chief Conservator of …

‘Had they been alert’: Odisha officials suspended after elephant electrocuted
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Had they been alert’: Odisha officials suspended after elephant electrocuted

Hindustan Times  

Senior officials of the Odisha state forest department on Sunday suspended a forester and a woman forest guard of the Dadraghati forest section under the Dhenkanal forest division over dereliction of duties a day after a 10-year-old female elephant was found electrocuted in a village after coming in contact with a live electric wire apparently set by a poacher. The …

Chhattisgarh: Two killed in separate elephant attacks in Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi
2 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Two killed in separate elephant attacks in Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

India TV News  

Highlights Two persons were killed and one injured in separate incidents of elephant attacks An elephant trampled to death Ashok Uike in Kherwatola Lalit Kerketta was killed and Mukesh Lakra was injured in Jashpur Chhattisgarh news : Two persons were killed and one injured in separate incidents of elephant attacks in Jashpur and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said …

Human-elephant conflicts rising due to competition for resources: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 4 months ago

Human-elephant conflicts rising due to competition for resources: Bhupender Yadav

Firstpost  

Addressing an event to mark the World Elephant Day at the Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, the minister said India has emerged as a pioneer in elephant conservation and managing human-elephant conflicts is the major focus of the government New Delhi: Human-elephant conflicts are increasing due to “competition for resources”, with around 500 people in the country …

All three human deaths in O’Valley caused by different elephants, say officials
2 years, 5 months ago

All three human deaths in O’Valley caused by different elephants, say officials

The Hindu  

Forest Department officials confirmed that all three human deaths in O’Valley in Gudalur over the last two months were caused by three different elephants, and not by a single tusker, as alleged by local residents. “Local residents are demanding that the Forest Department capture the tusker known as OVT-1, alleging that this elephant is responsible for all three deaths,” said …

Man-Animal Conflict: Elephants Trample Farmer To Death In Andhra
2 years, 6 months ago

Man-Animal Conflict: Elephants Trample Farmer To Death In Andhra

ABP News  

Hyderabad: A herd of wild elephants trampled a farmer to death in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Wednesday, the latest casualty in the growing man-animal conflict near the forest bordering Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.Subrahmanyam was killed when the tuskers attacked him in his field at Indira Nagar area in Palamaner mandal early morning.The farmer died on the spot. The incident …

Man-animal conflict
2 years, 8 months ago

Man-animal conflict

The Hindu  

Despite repeated appeals of the forest department officials to farmers to coexist with wild elephants, the man-animal conflict is only worsening year after year, with a growing number of casualties in Chittoor district. In the last two years, the foray of wild elephants from the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary, at Palamaner and Kuppam ranges sandwiched by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka,has become …

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady
2 years, 9 months ago

Elephant menace: Experts from Nagarahole National Park sent to Belthangady

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: A team of experts from Nagarahole National Park have reached to Belthangady where herd of elephants wrecking havoc in the human habitation area. Elephants coming from the nearby forest enter the plantations and destroy crops like coconut, arecanut, and banana. Considering the seriousness of the situation, the forest officials invited experts from Nagarahole National Park. Their task is to …

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble
2 years, 11 months ago

Forest officials chalk up plans to curb wild elephant trouble

Deccan Chronicle  

Vishakhapatanam: Forest officials have devised strategies to prevent wild elephants from entering human settlements and trampling people and destroying crops in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts. During the musth period, which usually lasts four or five months, elephants tend to grow more aggressive, said sources from the forest department. He said forest personnel are selectively interfering with the movement of elephants, …

Over 400 elephants died in Odisha in last five years: Forest and Environment Minister
3 years ago

Over 400 elephants died in Odisha in last five years: Forest and Environment Minister

India Today  

Odisha's Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh informed the state assembly on Monday that 406 elephants died in Odisha due to various reasons in the last five years. Arukh was replying on the floor of the House to a question raised by Congress MLA Suresh Routray during the ongoing Winter Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Notably, construction activity …

Why electrocution is becoming a leading cause of death for elephants in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Why electrocution is becoming a leading cause of death for elephants in India

India Today  

India is home to around 27,300 wild elephants, over 50 per cent of the worldwide population of Asian elephant. Forest conservationists say that in a time of escalated human-wildlife conflicts, with wild elephant being killed across the country, a review of forest management policies at the government and community levels is required to save habitats. “The electrocution of wild elephant …

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay
3 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to keep rogue jumbos at bay

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Andhra Pradesh forest department has been conducting awareness camps to sensitise people about ‘man-animal conflicts’ with the help of wildlife experts. According to forest officials, the government is using three innovative, effective and low-cost methods - WhatsApp, ultrasonic apps, and chilli aromatic technique or chilli smoke - to mitigate ‘man-animal conflicts’ in the reserve forests and revenue areas …

No Backing Down? Man-elephant Conflict in Assam Leads to Colossal Loss of Lives
3 years, 5 months ago

No Backing Down? Man-elephant Conflict in Assam Leads to Colossal Loss of Lives

News 18  

A recently shot video captured a herd of wild elephants and a mongrel caught in a ‘verbal standoff’ in Nambar forest of Golaghat district of Assam. The decision has been taken after the death of 18 wild elephants in Nagaon district due to a “massive lightning bolt.” An official said that at a high-level meeting, attended by three ministers and …

186 elephants killed on railway tracks in over 10 years: MoEFCC
3 years, 7 months ago

186 elephants killed on railway tracks in over 10 years: MoEFCC

The Hindu  

A total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. As per the data furnished by the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry, Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks, followed by West Bengal, …

Bee-fences to Keep Elephants at Bay in Karnataka's Kodagu Amid Rising Animal-human Conflict
3 years, 9 months ago

Bee-fences to Keep Elephants at Bay in Karnataka's Kodagu Amid Rising Animal-human Conflict

News 18  

In a novel move to control elephant-human conflict in Karnataka’s coffee-growing district Kodagu, the government of India has come up with an innovative plan to use bees to keep away the tuskers. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission on Monday rolled out the plan for the pilot project, which has been titled ‘RE-HAB’ and proposes to create ‘bee fences’ around …

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants
3 years, 10 months ago

A farmers’ struggle in Sri Lanka, siding with elephants

The Hindu  

With rows of Sri Lankan flags fluttering in the morning breeze, it was not hard to spot the Independence Day event on Thursday in Walsapugala village, in the southern Hambantota district. “What does an Independence Day mean, when neither our farmers nor our elephants are free?” Mr. Samarawickrama’s organisation, and some 80 other farmer groups in the district, have been …

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