Conservationists have slammed a move by a Sri Lanka court to return 14 endangered elephants to the suspected traffickers they were originally seized from in 2015. The elephants are part of a group of ...

Cyclone Ditwah brought record rainfall to Sri Lanka late 2025, triggering floods and landslides that killed more than 600 people, but a clip circulating online does not show elephants pulled to safety ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that ...

There are street dogs and cats all over the world, but one country that sometimes goes under the radar when we think of those with large populations is Sri Lanka. However, it’s thought that there are ...

Sri Lankan authorities are considering banning the use of a human contraceptive injection for animals. A proposed pilot project to inject a human contraceptive on 50,000 dogs sparked outrage, ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said on Thursday. Four babies and two adults died near ...

At least four whales, 20 dolphins and 176 turtles are among the dead as the nation grapples with its worst environmental disaster. By Aanya Wipulasena COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Hundreds of dead sea ...

Births at the island nation’s zoos are up 25 percent, a rare bright spot as Covid-19 ravages an economy closely tied to tourism. By Aanya Wipulasena COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — To prevent the worst of Covid ...

The largest gathering of Asian elephants in the world; the highest concentration of leopards; a rainbow of endemic birdlife; and a huge range of different parks. These are just a few of the ...