Jayantha Jayewardene, Sri Lanka’s elephant advocate, died July 30, aged 81

Mongabay
Aug 5, 2025, 8:12 am84 pts
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few men have stood so squarely in the crosshairs of development and conservation in Sri Lanka as Jayantha Jayewardene. A former rugby forward with a spine of steel, he spent…

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