These villagers protecting their crops in Dambulla are seen trying to scare away a wild elephant on Friday night, significantly at the same time when Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake proposed in the Budget 2016 a sum of Rs. 4,000 million to minimise the human-elephant conflict that leaves at least 160 humans and elephants dead every [...]

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These villagers protecting their crops in Dambulla are seen trying to scare away a wild elephant on Friday night, significantly at the same time when Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake proposed in the Budget 2016 a sum of Rs. 4,000 million to minimise the human-elephant conflict that leaves at least 160 humans and elephants dead every year in addition to damage to property and crops. Pic by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa.

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