Sri Lanka’s railway tracks continue to claim the lives of wild elephants, with the latest incident in February this year where seven elephants including four calves died.

Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife ...

Sri Lanka train kills elephant, marking the country's worst wildlife railway accident in three months. Police and railway personnel examine a derailed train at Habarana in eastern Sri Lanka on ...

This image made from a video footage shows a derailed fuel transporting train in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, after it collided with a heard of elephants Friday.

The Batticaloa-Colombo express train was running near a wildlife reserve at Habana, around 180km east of Sri Lanka capital Colombo, when it crashed into the elephants who were crossing the tracks.

The train driver told the Associated Press in October that the herd of nearly 20 elephants suddenly tried to cross over the railway track. "There was about 10 meters (32 feet) between us. So, we ...

This image made from a video footage shows a derailed fuel transporting train in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, after it collided with a heard of elephants Friday.

Authorities said they had identified vulnerable stretches of railway tracks in elephant-inhabited forest areas. For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future . Sri Lanka's wildlife ...

p This image made from a video footage shows a derailed fuel transporting train in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, after it collided with a heard of elephants Friday.