COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Veterinarians are preparing to airlift an Asian elephant from Sri Lanka back to its home country of Thailand this weekend after it spent more than two decades a… ...

An ailing elephant in Sri Lanka has returned home to Thailand for medical treatment following allegations that the elephant was in bad health due to years of abuse and hard labor.

A top travel advisor shares why Sri Lanka is the perfect destination for families, animal lovers, and history buffs alike.

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with “slender” fingers near a temple in India and discovered a new species, study said. Photo from A. Sayyed via Sayyed, Das, Amarasinghe, Bhattacharjee and ...

Wild elephant encounters and ancient royal palaces are just some of the highlights of cycling through Sri Lanka, as Fiona Harper discovers.

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, sacred rituals, colourful ...

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

If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...

The Sri Lankan elephant population is now largely restricted to the dry zone in the north, east and southeast of Sri Lanka. Elephants are present in famous Yala, Willpattu National Park and Minneriya ...

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.

You can fly to this island nation filled with historic sites for less than £350, and get a hotel room for just £11 a night.

Elephants symbolize strength, wisdom, and peace for Buddhists. They also believe that Buddha’s mother, Queen Maya, dreamt of a white elephant entering her right side, which signifies the Buddha’s ...