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(FILES) This April 15, 2009 file photo shows a Sri Lankan mahout and a temple elephant taking part in a religious ritual at a temple in the Bellanvila suburb of Colombo as part of the traditional new year rituals. Wildlife groups in Sri Lanka are threatening to boycott the country's first national survey of wild elephants after a minister said it would be used to identify animals for use at temples. AFP PHOTO / Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI
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