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#11826210

1 December 2024

A man feeds corn to a wild tusker in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826218

1 December 2024

A man feeds corn to a wild tusker in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826237

1 December 2024

A man feeds corn to a wild tusker in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826243

1 December 2024

A man feeds corn to a wild tusker in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826253

1 December 2024

A wild tusker looks for food from the people in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826259

1 December 2024

A wild tusker looks for food from the people in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826263

1 December 2024

A wild tusker looks for food from the people in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826264

1 December 2024

A wild tusker looks for food from the people in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826266

1 December 2024

A wild tusker looks for food from the people in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11826272

1 December 2024

A kid feeds corn to a wild tusker in Udawalawe, Sri Lanka, on December 01, 2024. Sri Lanka loses over 400 elephants every year, mostly due to conflicts with humans as their habitats are destroyed. Forced to raid farms for food, many elephants are killed by gunshots, traps, or electrocution. These clashes also claim 145 human lives in 2023. Experts warn that without urgent action to protect habitats and reduce conflicts, Sri Lanka's wild elephants could face extinction.

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#11390090

7 July 2024

The crowd is palpable, all pulling the ropes of the chariot as the chariot moves forward. The priests are seated on the chariot with the deity Krishna Rai. One priest is climbing to the highest point of the chariot and moving the electric wire with safety rubber gloves on his hands using a bamboo stick to avoid being electrocuted. Priests are sometimes spreading sugar drop candy or batasha from the chariot towards the pilgrims as a blessing from God in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 7, 2024.

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#11390091

7 July 2024

150-year-old Tehatta Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra. The Crowd Was Palpable, All Pulling The Ropes Of The Chariot As The Chariot Moved Forward. The Priests Are Seated On The Chariot With The Deity Krishna Rai, One Priest Climbs To The Highest Point Of The Chariot And Moves The Electric Wire With A Safety Rubber Hand Gloves On His Hand With A Bamboo Stick To Avoid Being Electrocuted. Priests Sometimes Spread Sugar Drop Candy Or Batasha From The Chariot Towards The Pilgrims As A Blessing From God At Tehatta, West Bengal, India On 07/07/2024.

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#11390092

7 July 2024

150-year-old Tehatta Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra. The Crowd Was Palpable, All Pulling The Ropes Of The Chariot As The Chariot Moved Forward. The Priests Are Seated On The Chariot With The Deity Krishna Rai, One Priest Climbs To The Highest Point Of The Chariot And Moves The Electric Wire With A Safety Rubber Hand Gloves On His Hand With A Bamboo Stick To Avoid Being Electrocuted. Priests Sometimes Spread Sugar Drop Candy Or Batasha From The Chariot Towards The Pilgrims As A Blessing From God At Tehatta, West Bengal, India On 07/07/2024.

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#11390093

7 July 2024

150-year-old Tehatta Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra. The Crowd Was Palpable, All Pulling The Ropes Of The Chariot As The Chariot Moved Forward. The Priests Are Seated On The Chariot With The Deity Krishna Rai, One Priest Climbs To The Highest Point Of The Chariot And Moves The Electric Wire With A Safety Rubber Hand Gloves On His Hand With A Bamboo Stick To Avoid Being Electrocuted. Priests Sometimes Spread Sugar Drop Candy Or Batasha From The Chariot Towards The Pilgrims As A Blessing From God At Tehatta, West Bengal, India On 07/07/2024.

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#11390094

7 July 2024

150-year-old Tehatta Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra. The Crowd Was Palpable, All Pulling The Ropes Of The Chariot As The Chariot Moved Forward. The Priests Are Seated On The Chariot With The Deity Krishna Rai, One Priest Climbs To The Highest Point Of The Chariot And Moves The Electric Wire With A Safety Rubber Hand Gloves On His Hand With A Bamboo Stick To Avoid Being Electrocuted. Priests Sometimes Spread Sugar Drop Candy Or Batasha From The Chariot Towards The Pilgrims As A Blessing From God At Tehatta, West Bengal, India On 07/07/2024.

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#11390095

7 July 2024

150-year-old Tehatta Krishna Rai Ratha Yatra. The Crowd Was Palpable, All Pulling The Ropes Of The Chariot As The Chariot Moved Forward. The Priests Are Seated On The Chariot With The Deity Krishna Rai, One Priest Climbs To The Highest Point Of The Chariot And Moves The Electric Wire With A Safety Rubber Hand Gloves On His Hand With A Bamboo Stick To Avoid Being Electrocuted. Priests Sometimes Spread Sugar Drop Candy Or Batasha From The Chariot Towards The Pilgrims As A Blessing From God At Tehatta, West Bengal, India On 07/07/2024.

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