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.
Sri Lanka's first elephant orphanage marks golden jubilee
Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a feast of fruit for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece center, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.
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 in train collision in Sri Lanka
A passenger train has hit a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals.Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital, Colombo.
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,
Train crash in Sri Lanka kills six elephants near wildlife sanctuary
A tragic incident took place near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, claiming lives of at least six elephants.As reported by Associated Press, a passenger train hit a herd of elephants, on Thursday, killing four babies and two adults animals
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 train derailed after smashing into 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
Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka
At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka , an official said on Thursday. Four baby elephants and two adults died in the collision near Minneriya,
4 Baby Elephants Among 6 Killed After Passenger Train Collides with Wandering Herd
At least half a dozen wild elephants were killed after a passenger train collided with them in Sri Lanka, according to local officials.
Sri Lanka: Passenger Train Derails After Hitting Herd of Elephants Near Wildlife Reserve, Killing Six and Injuring Two
Four young elephant calves, and two adults were killed, while a female adult, and her young calf were injured in the senseless accident
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