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With Elephants and Pannikans in Ceylon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2009

A. N. Wienman
A. N. Wienman
Affiliation:
Director, Zoological Gardens of Ceylon
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When I first visited Ruaneliya Estate in the Bingiriya area, 75 miles from the heart of the city of Colombo, 200 of its 1,200 acres were under coconuts, the rest was jungle. In spite of occasional raids by elephants, the coconuts did well; but as surrounding areas were opened up, the elephants became isolated in Ruaneliya and the surrounding jungles and their visits to the coconut plantation became more and more frequent.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 4 , Issue 5 , August 1958 , pp. 317 - 321
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1958