"A bull elephant kicks over garbage as it scavenges for rotten vegetables and fruit at a dump in Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.

A number of elephants are attracted to this location not only by the rubbish but also by nearby crops. The scar from a gunshot wound on the upper part of this elephant’s left front leg and another wound high on its back indicate it’s an insistent crop raider. Human-elephant conflict often escalates from shouting to frighten the elephants away from crops and people to firing warning shots. The shots are seldom fatal but only deter the elephants for a couple of months at a time."