US EditionSri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
- Sri Lankan authorities are adjusting train timings to prevent elephant deaths following an accident that killed seven elephants last month.
- In total, 138 elephants have died from train collisions in the last four years, as reported by B S Polwattage, a railway official.
- Measures being implemented include clearing track sides for better visibility to reduce the risk of future collisions.
- Sri Lanka is conducting its first-ever animal census to assess the impacts of human-wildlife conflict on crop damage, with approximately 40,000 state officials involved, according to J Pushpakumara.
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Sri Lankan Railways Attempt to Stop Train-elephant Collisions
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Sri Lankan authorities are making attempts to stop elephant deaths from train collisions after last month's tragedy in which seven elephants died after being struck by a train. World News | Sri Lankan Railways Attempt to Stop Train-elephant Collisions.
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Sri Lanka adjusts train timings to tackle elephant deaths
Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants.
Sri Lanka's first animal census: From purple-faced langurs to giant squirrels, why it matters
Sri Lanka is geared up to conduct its first-ever animal census as the island nation will count toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 am (local time) on Saturday. Notably, the census will not include elephants, officials said. The animal census is aimed at assessing the impact of human-wildlife conflict on the annual crop damage that Sri Lanka suffers. The data generated from the animal census will …
Animal census aimed at boosting agricultural productivity - Namal Karunaratne - LankaXpress
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne says that the animal census is not being conducted with the aim of obtaining completely accurate data. Participating in the Ada Derana ‘Big Focus’ program, he said that the data obtained from this is expected to be utilized to increase agricultural productivity. ‘Maybe we’ll have to look at this in another round. We’ll have to spend more time. We can get some ideas, but we can’t say that the data …
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