COLOMBO — Bhathiya is a tusker whose towering presence once symbolized the majestic beauty of Sri Lanka’s wild elephants ...

At least three wild elephants were found dead across Sri Lanka on Friday, officials said, a day after six young rescued ...

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 ...

Feeding wild elephants and tourist interactions are leading to disease risk, plastic ingestion, and deaths — a call 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 ...

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 ...

COLOMBO — In December 2024, Sri Lanka’s newly appointed minister of agriculture K. D. Lalkantha told the Parliament that farmers should have the right to take action against crop-raiding wild ...

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 ...