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Second highest number of human deaths due to human-elephant conflict
Last year 407 elephants and 122 people died
COPA orders national coordination committee be set up to resolve issue
Most of 4,211 km of electric fence not maintained
The highest number of elephant deaths in the world due to the human-elephant conflict annually is reported from Sri Lanka, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) was informed this week. 
Sri Lanka also ranks second in reporting the highest number of human deaths due to human-elephant conflict in the world whilst India holds the first rank. 
Dr. Prithiviraj Fernando, a specialist in human-elephant conflict, explained the above at the Committee meeting held to analyse the Special Audit Report on the elephant-human conflict in Sri Lanka.  ....

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