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Morsel of food cost life

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An elephant which was searching for food in a paddy field was shot dead near the Kayanwala Lake in the Sigiriya sanctuary last night.

Wildlife Officers in Sigiriya found the body of the elephant with several gunshot wounds this morning. (Pix Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa)