In Sri Lanka, elephants perform an important role in a range of traditional religious ceremonies. But dwindling numbers of pachyderms in captivity have led to a surge in illegal kidnapping of baby elephants
Sri Lanka’s Elephant Shortage
In Sri Lanka, elephants perform an important role in a range of traditional religious ceremonies. But dwindling numbers of pachyderms in captivity have led to a surge in illegal kidnapping of baby elephants
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A handler washes an elephant in a river at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage in Pinnawela on June 10, 2012.
