In parts of Sri Lanka, wild elephants are not confined to reserves — they regularly move through roads, villages, and hiking ...

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 near ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife ...

On Tuesday, for the first time in 80 years, twin elephants were born in captivity in Sri Lanka, according to wildlife officials. A 25-year-old elephant named Surangi gave birth to the twin males at ...

Climate change is no longer a distant or abstract threat to Sri Lanka’s biodiversity. It is already driving local extinctions ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An elephant in Sri Lanka gave birth to twins Tuesday. This is the first time this has happened in almost 80 years, according to wildlife authorities. The mother elephant, ...

Skyrocketing food prices that have plunged Sri Lankans into hardship look set to affect the 4,500 animals at the country’s main zoo. Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo has been hit by both runaway inflation and ...

Sri Lanka is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, some of Asia's best wildlife parks, scenic train journeys and a food culture that keeps visitors coming back for more.