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Sri Lankan wild elephants play at a wildlife sanctuary in Minneriya. Sri Lanka began surveying its wild elephant population living in national parks as part of a conservation drive to protect the dwindling animals. The island's elephant population has dwindled to 4,000 from a high of 12,000 recorded in 1900s, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation.  Photograph: Ishara S.kodikara/AFP/Getty Images