When booking a holiday to Sri Lanka, many dream of spotting an elephant ... near the Yala National Park said the fully grown Asian bull elephant has been "the hotel's most loyal patron" since ...

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.

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 ...

A tragic incident occurred near Minneriya in the northeast of Sri Lanka. Two wild elephants were killed in a collision with a train carrying fuel, and a third was injured. "When the elephants ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...