Sri Lanka passenger train kills 6 elephants

Train hits elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing at least six elephants, say police
Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.
Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka
Six wild elephants were killed when a passenger train collided with a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, a wildlife official said on Thursday.
4 Baby Elephants Among 6 Killed After Passenger Train Collides with Wandering Herd
At least half a dozen wild elephants were killed after a passenger train collided with them in Sri Lanka, according to local officials.
Sri Lanka: Passenger Train Derails After Hitting Herd of Elephants Near Wildlife Reserve, Killing Six and Injuring Two
Four young elephant calves, and two adults were killed, while a female adult, and her young calf were injured in the senseless accident
A train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary, killing at least 6 of them in Sri Lanka
A passenger train has hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka and killed six of the animals.
Sri Lanka passenger train kills six elephants
A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife accident, police said. The express train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana,
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