Driven from their original habitats, the animals are raiding crops and being killed by frightened farmers, but ...

COLOMBO — More than a decade ago, Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of ...

Sri Lanka vowed today to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and over 3,500 animals in a decade. Environment ...

Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, considered a national treasure partly due to their significance in Buddhist culture.

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 ...

With a single tusk that made him stand out, the majestic bull elephant Unicorn was a true king among the wild herds of ...

Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced ... following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants. The measures came after seven elephants were run over on February ...