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Assam: preserving the wild Asian elephant

This enchanting hill district, in the remote Northeastern corner of the Indian subcontinent, is home to the largest population of wild Asian elephants on Earth. Yet their very existence is now under threat due to the impact of urbanisation. Oliver Tomlin discovered one man who has made it his life’s mission to ensure that humans and elephants are able to coexist peacefully

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Nihal Arthanayake: my perfect day in Colombo

As well as being 5 Live’s main man, Nihal Arthanayake has just written a book called Let’s Talk: How to Have Better Conversations. So we thought we’d talk to him about his dream day in a place he knows well: Sri Lanka’s cracker of a capital city

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