She was busy in the kitchen - the couple lived in a farming village in central Sri Lanka - and her husband, Thilak Kumara, was just outside feeding their cows. Then she heard an elephant's ...

Throughout my time in Sri Lanka, I learnt from our local guide, Sampath, an immense amount about the cultural importance of elephants, but being able to experience how that cultural importance ...

Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has become an increasingly tragic symbol of the struggle between conservation and development. As one of Asia’s most biologically diverse nations, the island ...

A record number of elephants - 361 - have died in Sri Lanka during 2019, environmental groups say. It is highest figure of elephant deaths to be reported since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948 ...

Sri Lanka has a new answer to toll booths -- a tax-collecting elephant. Instead of searching the car for some spare change, you must offer up a tasty snack before Raja allows you to pass.

National park in Sri Lanka The elephants came from Minneriya National Park , which attracts thousands of tourists each year who wish to see these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

If left unchecked, this trend threatens both the survival of the elephant population and the safety of local communities. To address this critical issue, the government and citizens of Sri Lanka ...

Sumith Pilapitiya, a prominent wildlife research enthusiast, said this is the first time Sri Lanka has recorded the birth of twin elephant calves. He said the authorities were taking all measures ...

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) was classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List in 2021. In Sri Lanka, the human-elephant conflict (HEC) ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Colombo, Dec 23 (IANS) Around 50 wild elephants have so far been electrocuted by unauthorised electric fences or wires in Sri Lanka this year, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB ...

In Sri Lanka, humans and elephants are finding themselves closer than ever before, sharing land in ways that are often dangerous and costly. As settlement expansions overlap with the areas where ...