Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals

Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.
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A train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary, killing at least 6 of them in Sri Lanka
A passenger train has hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka and killed six of the animals.
Six elephants killed as train derails after crashing into herd in Sri Lanka
Six elephants killed as train derails after crashing into herd in Sri Lanka - Two other elephants were being treated for their wounds after surviving the crash
Train hits elephants in Sri Lanka, killing four babies and two adults from herd
Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya - part of the "elephant corridor" that connects Kaudulla and Wasgamuwa National Parks
Six elephants dead after being hit by train in Sri Lanka
A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers, six elephants died from the accident in Habarana,
6 elephants killed after Sri Lanka passenger train collides with herd
The train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana when it hit a family of elephants crossing the line.
6 wild elephants killed in Sri Lanka train crash
COLOMBO — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said.
Sri Lanka passenger train kills six elephants
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police
Sri Lanka’s worst wildlife accident: Train derails after colliding with elephants, 6 animals killed
A train in Sri Lanka derailed after colliding with a herd of elephants, marking the island's worst wildlife accident, with 6 elephants killed.
Sri Lanka train derails after smashing into elephants
No passengers were injured but six animals were killed in the island's worst wildlife accident, police said. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants,
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This elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka marks 50 years with fruit feast for 68 majestic jumbos
Sri Lanka’s Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand fruit feast for its 68 elephants.
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