As Sri Lanka’s rail tracks continue to claim elephant lives, experts suggest solutions

Mongabay
Mar 7, 2025, 9:20 am139 pts
COLOMBO — More than a decade ago, Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of Galgamuwa in northwestern Sri Lanka every day with her family in search of water and food, crossing the railway tracks that bisected their territory. On the night of June 17, 2011, the full…

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