Elephants return to Sri Lanka's Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage after taking their daily bath in a river Sri Lanka is also facing a major human-elephant conflict in areas bordering traditional ...

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

See All Key Ideas COLOMBO — More than a decade ago, Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of Galgamuwa in northwestern Sri Lanka every day with her ...

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Environment, Dammika Patabendi, recently reported alarming statistics in Parliament. Between 2015 and 2019, 1,466 wild elephants were killed. This number increased to ...

while compensation to victims of elephant attacks was about US$4 million over the same period. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild ...

Sri Lanka's wildlife and ... a decade due to the worsening human-elephant conflict on the island. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 ...

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.