COLOMBO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,477 wild elephants and 1,190 people have died in Sri Lanka between 2015 and 2024 due to the ongoing human-elephant conflict, said a minister on Thursday.

A video of a Sri Lankan safari guide's quick thinking has gone viral. The guide averted a potentially dangerous encounter ...

It was disclosed in the Parliament today (06) that a total of 3,477 wild elephant fatalities have occurred in Sri Lanka over the past nine years ...

The drive was detrimental to elephant conservation and neither did it help the farmers ... Some 44% of the land mass of Sri Lanka is shared by humans and elephants. This is not new. In previous times ...

Sri Lanka is planning to establish five elephant corridors in its north-central province to reduce human-elephant conflicts, state media reported on Sunday.The north-central province ...

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 is planning to establish five elephant corridors in its north-central province to reduce human-elephant conflicts, ...

Muthu Raja was in pain and covered in abscesses when removed from the temple last November A Thai elephant given to Sri Lanka in 2001 has returned to its birthplace after a diplomatic row over its ...

The Department of Wildlife Conservation has reported that wild elephant deaths in the country decreased in 2024 compared to ...

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 ...

Creating Change: Over the last three generations, the Sri Lankan Elephant population has declined by as much as 50%. Listed as endangered by the IUCN, current estimates suggest there are about ...

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 ...