Tag: Elephants

For the first time in the history of the country, twin baby elephants were born at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage today.

A National Policy on the Management of Elephants has been in limbo for years.

In the first three months of this year, 19 elephants have died of electrocution.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa graced the occasion which was marked by a procession of richly caparisoned elephants and colorful dancers

October 31 (Daily News) - Surveys conducted in the country by the Centre for Conservation and Research (CCR) that elephants in Sri Lanka have lost 16% percent of their natural habitat during the past 60 years. This has forced them to expand their territory by 1.5% at present, the CCR stated. “Through interviews with residents of different areas, we have ...

August 29 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will ban the import of most plastic products in a bid to protect wild elephants and deer that die eating the waste, the environment minister announced Friday. Plastic in Sri Lankan landfills is a major killer of elephants, with autopsies showing kilos of it in the stomachs of animals who died after rummaging at ...