Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers ‘falling like dominoes,’ conservationists warn

Mongabay
Apr 18, 2025, 3:09 am183 ptsTrendingTop
“The Gathering” in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park is said to be among the world’s most spectacular wildlife phenomena. Every year, hundreds of elephants gather on a dry lakebed in the park that becomes fertile grazing land during the months of June through August. Tuskers, or male elephants with…

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Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers ‘falling like dominoes,’ conservationists warn

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