Herathhami Dissanayake, 71, a rice farmer from Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka, says he’s despondent about the increase in wild animals raiding the crops in his village. He’s among dozens of farmers who continue to lose their crops to marauding herds of elephants and boars, and are suffering from the loss of income.To read full story visit: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/lack-of-farmer-training-worsens-sri-lankas-growing-human-wildlife-conflict/?fbclid=IwAR0dADztRpyDCMJ9-8AMPPwZ5fvSsMJMYdWkkImV4LO2b8mUCahRZzi39f4