The Prague Zoo, in the Czech Republic, has sent Sri Lanka six animals – a pair of Przewalski horses, a pair of river hippopotamuses, and a pair of Komodo dragons. They come in exchange for a pair of ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said Thursday. Four babies and two adults died near ...

Without humans around, Sri Lanka’s zoo animals enjoy a pandemic baby boom. Births at the island nation’s zoos are up 25 percent, a rare bright spot as Covid-19 ravages an economy closely tied ...

Sri Lanka’s Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, introduced in 1907, has often been criticized heavily for being outdated, and not being an effective deterrent against animal cruelty.

Sri Lanka is at war with one of its most revered animals, after 470 elephants were killed last year. With half of these deaths at the hands of humans, rural communities say the violence is not one ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is geared up to conduct its first-ever animal census as the island nation will count toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 am ...