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    Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

    Sri Lanka bans tourists from key Yala National Park areas as drought worsens and El Niño looms, prioritizing wildlife access to scarce water amid emergency conservation measures

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    Park managers will be taking their emergency measures even further by banning tourists ⁠from the watering hole and other busy areas, to give the animals a breather after months without rain. (Image courtesy of yalasrilaka.la)

    Park managers will be taking their emergency measures even further by banning tourists ⁠from the watering hole and other busy areas, to give the animals a breather after months without rain. (Image courtesy of yalasrilaka.la)

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