Tag:sri lanka
“Habitat loss is forcing Sri Lanka’s endangered elephants into increased opposition with humans. New work from photographer Sean Gallagher shows how the animals, long revered in the country’s culture and religion, are now becoming a symbol of conflict.” — The Guardian My new work on human-elephant conflict if featured on The Guardian‘s website this week in an extended gallery of images. For the full story, scroll down to read the story introduction and see the full gallery. The Sri Lankan […]
This week I will be taking over the Smithsonian Magazine Instagram feed this week, sharing images from my recent travels to Sri Lanka to document the rise in human-elephant conflict in the south asian island nation. Followers of my work will know that this work was created late last year and is part of my long-term work documenting the current threats to the world’s biodiversity hotspots and the global biodiversity extinction crisis. I appreciate the opportunity Smithsonian Magazine has given […]