Rohan Wijesinha It is mooted on social media that the hierarchy of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) has ...

She was busy in the kitchen - the couple lived in a farming village in central Sri Lanka - and her husband, Thilak Kumara, was just outside feeding their cows. Then she heard an elephant's ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the horrifying moment an elephant brutally trampled its handler during a traditional Sri Lankan festival before going on a wild rampage. The Buddhist Perera festival, which took place in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Similarly, a Sri Lankan elephant named Raja has gained fame for "collecting tolls" from passing vehicles in exchange for food. Elephants are the largest creatures on land that have been a subject ...