Data debunks spike in Sri Lanka’s elephant killings, points at media hype

Mongabay
Aug 29, 2025, 6:41 am302 ptsTop
COLOMBO — In recent months, elephants have stolen the spotlight yet again in Sri Lanka’s mainstream and social media. The surge in attention to them began when a series of deadly train collisions killed several elephants, followed by the agonizing death of the iconic tusker Bhahiya, whose final days were…

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