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At least three wild elephants were found dead across Sri Lanka on Friday, officials said, a day after six young rescued ...
Bhathiya is a tusker whose towering presence once symbolized the majestic beauty of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants (Elephas ...
Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health ...
An AVAAZ petition addressed to Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake by Champa Fernando,  President of the Kandy ...
Tourists feeding wild elephants may seem innocent or even compassionate, but a new 18-year study reveals it s a recipe for ...
A few days ago, many were heart-broken when we read of the death of yet another majestic elephant called ‘Bhathiya’. Approval ...
YALA NATIONAL PARK, Sri Lanka — Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the weekend’s massive tsunami. An ...
Recently there were newspaper reports about the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) publicizing 7 iconic wild animals found in Sri Lanka as a way of promoting tourism.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – In Sri Lanka, an elephant in the back yard has long been a sign of wealth, privilege and power. But these days it may also be a sign that someone is breaking the law ...
At Sri Lanka’s wildlife parks, officials could not confirm whether breeding was on the rise, but animals are “definitely stress-free,” said Manoj Vidyaratne, the warden of Yala National Park ...