Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri ...

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours ...

At least six elephants were killed in Sri Lanka after an express train got derailed after ramming into a herd near a wildlife ...

A train struck a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. The incident occurred at around 11:30 p.m. at the 140 km mark between ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary on Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

Sri Lanka’s main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary on Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world’s first care home for destitute ...

Located about 90 km from Colombo in the southwestern region of Rambukkana, the orphanage was inaugurated in 1975. “This was started in 1975 with five baby elephants. Today it provides refuge for ...

A sign board alerting wild elephants is placed near the site where a passenger train hit a herd and killed six elephants in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.