Wild elephants in Sri Lanka represent a valuable natural resource that, if managed properly, can contribute to the country’s ...

As their natural habitats have diminished, elephants have been ... including habitat protection, population control, and eco-tourism, Sri Lanka can ensure the survival of its elephant population ...

Should the golf course project go through, Sri Lanka will lose considerable area of an extremely ... says the area is a vital elephant habitat. Bogahapattiya has unique mineral deposits which serve as ...

A tragic incident occurred near Minneriya in the northeast of Sri Lanka ... magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. In recent years, the number of elephant collisions with trains has ...

Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka on Sunday found seven carcasses ... of the southwest monsoon had led to flooding in the elephant habitat in Dimbulagala, about 155 miles northeast of the capital ...

Over 4,000 wild elephants have died in Sri Lanka over the past 14 years, highlighting an escalating human-elephant conflict fuelled by illegal activities and habitat loss. The grim statistics were ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – In Sri Lanka more than 4,000 wild ... on the growing conflict between humans and elephants, fuelled by illegal activities and habitat loss, with environmentalists openly ...

Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka but are also endangered. Their numbers have dwindled from about 14,000 in the 19th century to 6,000 in 2011, according to the country's first elephant census. They ...