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Sri Lanka releases baby elephants in promoting ecotourism

: Sri Lanka Tourism in its efforts to promote ecotourism in the country yesterday joined hands with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources releasing 8 baby elephants to the wild. The baby elephants who were orphans and brought up at the Elephant Transit Home in Udawalawe was released to Udawalawe National Park which is estimated to have 400 wild elephants.