Sri Lanka mourns the loss of beloved tusker Kavantissa as public anger grows over the escalating human-elephant conflict. Amid calls for clinical reviews of his care, conservationists argue that bold action is needed to save the nation’s remaining tuskers. Malaka Rodrigo reports for #Mongabay.
mongabay.ccSri Lanka mourns iconic tusker amid renewed calls to address human-elephant conflictCOLOMBO – The death of Kavantissa, one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic wild tuskers (Elephas maximus maximus), following a gunshot injury triggered an extraordinary wave of public grief, political…
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