Train strikes elephant herd in Sri Lanka, killing 6 animals

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.
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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.
Six elephants killed in train collision in Sri Lanka
A passenger train has hit a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals.Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital, Colombo.
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,
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 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife ...
Sri Lanka train derailed after smashing into 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
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
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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
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Six elephants dead after being hit by train in Sri Lanka
A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers ...
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