Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- It was disclosed in the Parliament today (06) that a total of 3,477 wild elephant fatalities have occurred in Sri Lanka over the past nine years.

Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi presented the figures in a report detailing the ongoing human-elephant conflict in the country. The report indicated that between 2015 and 2019, a total of 1,466 wild elephants lost their lives, while the number rose to 2,011 fatalities from 2020 to 2024.

In addition, the Minister reported that the conflict has also resulted in significant loss of human lives.

A total of 1,190 human fatalities were reported due to wild elephant attacks in the last nine years. Of these, 456 fatalities occurred between 2015 and 2019, and 734 fat...