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rubbing my eyes in disbelief  
   

rubbing my eyes in disbelief

did my open-air field station quarters really look out over this elephant country?
conflictus maximus

June 17th 2010
another type of conflict more prescient than the lion-tiger conflict...is the human-elephant conflict. and I don't mean ganesh. i've never been this close to real, live wildlife conflict. a most grateful guest, i visited the field station of the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society outside of Wasgamuwa Park for several days (and by outside, I ... read more
Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Kandy

Sri Lankan Flag The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more
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