Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Sri Lankan elephants were eating mangoes and coconuts so the farmers built electric fences around their farms. The elephants died due to this. The number of elephants reduced from 14,000 to 6,000. This was seen in 19th century. Many people started killing many elephants. All this happened as the elephants were going close to the farms. The electric fences kills both people and elephants.
due to ～(～の理由で)
Questions:
- What did the elephants like to eat?
- What did the farmers build around their farms?
- Did the electric fences only kill the elephants?
- Which century did the number of elephants reduce?
- Is killing the elephants bad? Why?
- What is your opinion?