Elephant Population Falls In Ceylon
COLOMBO. The elephant population of Ceylon, which belongs to a species found nowhere else, is officially estimated to have dwindled to 1000, from 30,000 a century ago. The figures were given by the Conservator of Forests, Mr J. A. de Silva, to the Central Board of Agriculture, which is considering a scheme to connect wild life reserves by protected corridors to give a better chance of survival to elephants and other animals.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27987, 6 June 1956, Page 18
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