Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved the establishment of a wildlife department unit at the Mattala international airport in the southern district of Hambantota to prevent the straying of elephants. The ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka will deploy a special strike force to keep wild elephants away from a loss making airport in a bid to encourage airlines to use ...

The ongoing human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka has claimed the lives of 427 people and pachyderms within the first nine ...

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 ...

Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the same ...

With 238 elephant deaths reported between January and end of July this year, including several iconic tuskers that were found dead, there is increasing concerns about possible organized crime network ...

Atlanta (CNN) — A train collided with a herd of elephants in Sri Lanka on Wednesday night, killing at least six of them, according to Sri Lanka Police. No passengers were injured, but wildlife ...

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 — More than a decade ago, Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of ...