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.
A train struck an elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals
A passenger train has hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka and killed six of the animals
Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing six animals
A passenger train has struck a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said. Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital,
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
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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It’s been an unforgettable journey, and we couldn’t have done it without the support of all our visitors, partners, and elephant lovers around the world," the department said in a separate post.