No passengers were injured in the accident, which occurred some 110 miles by road east of the capital Colombo. Railway authorities said an investigation was underway, and engineers were trying to put ...

THIS is the terrifying moment a three-ton elephant attacked tourists on safari in Sri Lanka. The not-so gentle giant charged ...

In parts of Sri Lanka, wild elephants are not confined to reserves — they regularly move through roads, villages, and hiking ...

Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka on Sunday found seven carcasses of young elephants believed to have drowned in the biggest single loss of the animals in five years. An official said the onset of the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — In Sri Lanka, an elephant in the back yard has long been a sign of wealth, privilege and power. But these days it may also be a sign that someone is breaking the law.

If I were a wild leopard, or a tiger, or an elephant, I could think of few things more terrifying – or more frustrating – ...

Ear-flapping youngsters playfully fought, fuzzy toddlers rolled in the dirt, gal-pals squirted each other with water, moms nursed newborns and a brawny frustrated guy sniffed up a potential mate’s ...

Sri Lankan authorities returned six orphaned and injured elephants to the wild on Thursday after nursing them back to health under a long-running conservation project, officials said. Two females and ...

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 ...