"This conviction must not be the end." Authorities issue severe penalties in shocking case involving massive animals: 'Sets ...

Sri Lanka has launched an investigation into claims that two elephants gifted by Thailand have faced mistreatment at Buddhist temples, Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi confirmed. The elephants ...

Elephants are land animals that prefer to keep their feet planted firmly on solid ground, but that’s not to say they don’t sometimes go for a swim, whether they do so accidentally or intentionally.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s top court on Thursday ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship that sank near its capital to pay $1 billion in compensation to the island nation’s ...

The monkeys weep not because they lack voices but because we refuse to hear. Their suffering is our creation; their salvation ...

The award-winning documentary Elephants & Squirrels by Swiss filmmaker Gregor Brändli chronicles a Sri Lankan artist’s ...

Sri Lanka led the world on moral leadership in ancient times. It was the world’s leading country on Animal Rights. Ancient Sri Lankan society, guided by the Buddhist tenets of metta (loving-kindness) ...

Sri Lankan authorities are considering banning the use of a human contraceptive injection for animals. A proposed pilot project to inject a human contraceptive on 50,000 dogs sparked outrage, ...

The Sri Lankan government Wednesday slammed a group of radical Buddhist monks who attacked Rohingya refugees on the island as "animals", pledging action against police who failed to protect them.

Cries in silence, her veins robbed by greedy hands, each grain of stolen sand buries a future beneath the lands” — these ...

At least four whales, 20 dolphins and 176 turtles are among the dead as the nation grapples with its worst environmental disaster. By Aanya Wipulasena COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Hundreds of dead sea ...