In rural Sri Lanka, an ongoing struggle between communities and wildlife is claiming lives. Families living near elephant habitats face a deadly conflict born from shrinking wild spaces and the clash between human settlement and animal migration routes. A new series from Al Jazeera, 'What the Elephant Knows,' examines this precarious reality and explores how some communities are working toward a path of coexistence—a fragile balance between protecting livelihoods and preserving wildlife.

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