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The Udawalawe National Park

Elephants cross a track as visitors watch from jeeps at Udawalawe National Park in Udawalawe, about 160 kilometers southeast of Colombo on August 24, 2019. The Wildlife Conservation Department has planned to conduct an island-wide census on wild elephants on the 13th and 14th of September 2019. The previous census of wild elephants was conducted by the Wildlife Department back in 2011 and the number of wild elephants in the country was calculated at 5879. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#4791944
Date Taken	24 August 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto

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