Human-elephant_conflict_in_Sri_Lanka
Human-elephant conflict (HEC) is a large threat to both species in certain rural areas of Sri Lanka. About 250 elephants and 80 people die each year, and property is also destroyed. Most elephant calves are killed by the hunting method known as "Hakka Pattas" (හක්කා පටාස්/ஹக்கா படாஸ்)[1] In 2020, the Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka) estimated that there were 7,000 elephants in the country. The department's official records show that more than 361 elephants were killed in 2019.[2] Sri Lanka has the highest number of elephant kills of any country in the world.[3]
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