Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 lockdown sets wildlife free but raises poaching threat

Mongabay
Apr 16, 2020, 6:30 am196 pts
YALA, Sri Lanka — Gemunu is one of about 350 elephants in Yala National Park, the most visited in Sri Lanka. It’s thanks to these visitors that he’s developed a taste for food from humans. This habit was innocent initially, but the bull elephant became more aggressive over time, blocking dirt tracks and…

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