Driven from their original habitats, the animals are raiding crops and being killed by frightened farmers, but ...

While Pinnawala is seen by many as a success, Sri Lanka is also facing a major human-elephant conflict in areas bordering traditional wildlife sanctuaries. Deputy Minister of Environment Anton ...

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

Photo courtesy of Milinda Wattegedera Sri Lanka’s future is interwoven with the fate of its natural habitats. The country ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...