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    The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type...
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    wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Sri Lanka". ResearchGate. Retrieved 25 July 2023. Kevany, Sophie (2021-08-28). "New Sri Lankan elephant law might...
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    twin elephants in Sri Lanka after a gap of 80 years since 1941. The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage was established by the Sri Lankan Department of Wildlife...
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    The Sri Lankan Civil War (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිවිල් යුද්ධය, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Tamil: இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போர், romanized: Ilaṅkai...
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    Asian elephant who lived at Manila Zoo in Manila, Philippines. Born in Sri Lanka, she was given as a gift to First Lady Imelda Marcos by the Sri Lankan government...
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    The National Emblem of Sri Lanka is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan government in connection with the administration and government of...
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  • fought in April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base in Elephant Pass, Jaffna. Elephant Pass links the Jaffna Peninsula to the rest of...
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  • elephants were killed in 2019. Sri Lanka has the highest number of elephant kills of any country in the world. The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus)...
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    known as Maligawa Raja, 1913 - 16 July 1988) was a Sri Lankan tusker elephant belonging to the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. Raja participated at the annual...
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  • Elephant Pass, (Tamil: ஆனையிறவு, romanized: Āṉaiyiṟavu, Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ Alimankada) Northern Province, Sri Lanka is located in the gateway of Jaffna...
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    unknown url "Indian Elephant Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.unknown url "Sri Lankan Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
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    The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka. It was first described in 1956 by Sri Lankan zoologist Paules...
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    Elephant Pass (Codenamed Operation Aakaya Kadal Veli, which means 'Air-Sea-Plain' by LTTE) was fought in July 1991 for the control of the Sri Lankan military...
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    responsible for the maritime defence of the Sri Lankan nation and its interests. The role of the Sri Lanka Navy is to conduct operations at sea for the...
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    royal war elephant of the Sri Lankan prince Dutugamunu in the 2nd century BC. The king and his elephant grew up together. (A Sri Lankan elephant which was...
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    The Sri Lankan economic crisis is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence...
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    2021. Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) Sri Lankan deer (Rusa unicolor unicolor) Sri Lankan spotted...
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  • Sri Lanka: Hiding the Elephant– Documenting Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity is a book by Ramu Manivannan the Head of the Political and...
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  • Tikiiri, was a female Sri Lankan elephant and one of the oldest Asian elephants belonging to Sri Lanka. She was one of the elephants used for the Kandy Esala...
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  • threatened, including the large sloth bear, the endemic Sri Lanka leopard, the Sri Lankan elephant and the sambar. Bats have the highest amount of species...
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    campaigns. Sri Lanka made extensive use of elephants and also exported elephants with Pliny the Elder stating that the Sri Lankan elephants, for example...
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    tested positive for COVID-19. Sri Lanka has a history of collecting and keeping wild animals as pets by both Sri Lankan kings as well as by European colonisers...
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    Sri Lankan and Indian elephants are not distinct enough to warrant classification as separate subspecies. Three subspecies are recognised: Sri Lankan...
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    Udawalawe National Park (category National parks of Sri Lanka)
    and Sri Lankan elephants. It is a popular tourist destination and the third-most visited park in the country. Udawalawe lies on the boundary of Sri Lanka's...
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    population, followed by the Sri Lankan Tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern Sri Lanka; both groups have played an...
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  • The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 Sri Lankan war film directed, written and produced by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel of the same name by Nihal...
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    envoys and Burmese interference in the elephant trade. This marked the first overseas expedition in Sri Lankan military history. It is also reported that...
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    Asian countries. Sri Lanka's poverty headcount index was 4.1% by 2016. Since the end of the three-decade-long Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lanka has begun focusing...
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    Sri Lanka portal Outline of Sri Lanka Timeline of Sri Lankan history Lists of national symbols Wimalaratne, K. D. G. (2006). National Symbols of Sri Lanka...
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    of the three branches were introduced. With the Sri Lankan Girl Guide Association's logo (an elephant in the centre of the 'Thripatha') in the center...
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