A pair of Himalayan brown bears, brought to the Dehiwala Zoo from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were put on public display ...

Meerkats are pictured at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 28, 2025. Six pairs of meerkats brought to Dehiwala Zoo of Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates (UAE ...

There are an estimated 7,000 wild elephants in Sri Lanka, where the animals, revered by its Buddhist majority, are protected by law. Killing an elephant is a crime punishable by imprisonment or a ...

Zoo Officials Deeply Saddened by Loss of Sumatran ... a visitor to a South African national park was trampled to death. Sri Lanka is Home to Over 7,000 Elephants and Are Protected by Law, and ...

Crop-raiding by wild animals has increased significantly over the past few decades, says R. W. Dharmasena, a rice farmer from Alawwa in northwestern Sri Lanka. Peafowls, once rare in the area ...