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Sri Lanka Is The Country With The Highest Number Of Elephant Deaths In The World

destruction of the elephant's habitat due to human activities. Elephants are losing their habitat due to humans clearing forests and building settlements, causing an increase in elephant-human conflict in Sri Lanka. Over 7,000 elephants have been reported across the country, and in the year 2022, 433 elephant deaths and 145 human deaths will have been reported due to this problem. From January 1 to April 25, 2023, 114 elephant deaths have been reported, with 34 reported from Anuradhapura district, 29 from Polonnaruwa district, and 19 from Eastern Province. In the year 2023, 36 people will have died due to elephant-human conflict. Despite this, Sri Lankans continue to use tamed wild elephants for their cultural and religious activities, as they have done since ancient times.

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