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 at a Buddhist ...

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.

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

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

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 pachyderms.

Buddhist people have emotional attachment toward elephants because animals are linked to their religious tradition By Quintus Colombage (UCAN) People across Sri Lanka have supported a call to protect ...

Nearby, elephants were likely utilised to carry the 7m-long granite slab etched in centuries-old Sinhalese script telling the story of Buddha. Elephants have long been sacred to Sri Lanka, which this ...

Human-elephant conflict is increasing due to conversion of elephant habitat to human settlements and permanent cultivation. Elephants are classified as mega herbivores and consume up to 150 kg (330 lb ...

SRI LANKA — 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, ...

The Thai royal family gave the elephant as a gift in 2001 to Sri Lanka’s government, which in turn gifted it to the temple where it was named Muthu Raja and given honored roles in religious ...