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- Sri Lanka wildlife officials said 45-year-old male elephant Kavantissa died from a gunshot on October 16.
- Since 2019, an average of 370 elephants and 125 humans die yearly in conflicts.
- The EleFriendly bus in Wasgamuwa reduced dangerous human-elephant encounters on its route by over 90%.
- Project Orange Elephant promotes citrus planting, which elephants avoid, to cut raids and raise farmer income.