COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Environmentalists in Sri Lanka are challenging a court order issued earlier this month that would allow the return of 14 illegally captured wild elephants to people accused ...

An elephant attacked a bus in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, completely destroying the vehicle. In a video posted to the BBC, the ...

In a historic move, the Islamabad High Court has ruled that Kaavan, a Sri Lankan elephant given to Pakistan’s Islamabad Zoo 35 years ago, be relocated to a sanctuary in Cambodia due to the zoo’s poor ...

Sri Lanka recorded at least one elephant death a day in the first quarter of 2023, nearly half of them due to human causes, putting the country on track for a record death toll from human-elephant ...

SRI LANKA (eTN) – Last weekend during a visit to the Uda Walawe Park, I saw that Rambo is still at his old haunts along the bund of the Uda Walawe reservoir, and doing well. SRI LANKA (eTN) – Last ...

Animal rights campaigners have called on tourists in Sri Lanka to boycott elephant attractions after photographs of a malnourished female used in a festival were circulated online. Images of the ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades ago returned to his native land for medical treatment Sunday following allegations that the animal was ...

Editor’s Note: “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” features an inside look at the fatal conflict playing out between elephants and mankind in Sri Lanka. “Elephant Vs. Man” with CNN's Nick Paton ...

Save Elephant Foundation says Tikiiri, a 70-year-old female, is forced to work during Sri Lanka's Perahera Festival Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury, wellness and family travel. It’s the elephant that for 2,000 years has defined Sri Lanka.

Under Sri Lanka's sweeping new animal protections, those found drunk while riding an elephant could be sentenced to three years behind bars. AFP via Getty Images No more seeing pink elephants for Sri ...