Death of a Sri Lankan icon highlights surge in elephant electrocutions

Mongabay
Apr 30, 2021, 3:05 am253 pts
COLOMBO — He may have had short tusks, but at nearly 3 meters (10 feet) tall, Revatha was the dominant bull in his home range of Walawewa in Sri Lanka’s North Central province. Other bull elephants that challenged him for dominance found themselves no match for his might; some even died in their…

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