Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri ...

A passenger train has hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka and killed six of the animals ...

At least six elephants were killed in Sri Lanka after an express train got derailed after ramming into a herd near a wildlife ...

COLOMBO — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed on Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six ...

Colombo (AFP) – A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife ...

Colombo (AFP) – A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed Thursday after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured but six animals killed in the island's worst such wildlife ...

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Deceased elephants are pictured beside a derailed train which killed six animals at Habarana in eastern Sri Lanka on February 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP ...

A passenger train struck a herd of elephants near Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka, killing six elephants. The incident reflects increasing conflicts between wildlife and rail, driven by habitat ...

Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, with the animals considered a national treasure, partly due to their significance in ...