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

In Sri Lanka, wild elephants are often killed in train collision accidents along certain railway stretches. A recent accident killed seven elephants, highlighting the enormity of this issue.

Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...

People across Sri Lanka have supported a call to protect elephants, a revered animal in Buddhist culture, after an increasing number of them died in the wild, struck by passenger trains. Media in the ...

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

1,200 people killed over the same period in human-animal conflict Colombo: Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the ...

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

Why not adopt the same system for our national heritage? Impose hefty fines for law breakers! The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised ...

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 ...