Sri Lankan authorities are actively working to prevent elephant deaths caused by train collisions, following a tragic ...

Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and more than 3,500 animals in a decade.

Driven from their original habitats, the animals are raiding crops and being killed by frightened farmers, but conservationists are piloting better ways to coexist In Makulpotha village, 89 miles ...

Sri Lanka's wildlife and railway authorities announced on Friday a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife ...

In Sri Lanka, wild elephants are often killed in train collision accidents along certain railway stretches. A recent accident killed seven elephants, highlighting the enormity of this issue.

1,200 people killed over the same period in human-animal conflict Colombo: Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to urgently tackle costly clashes between villagers and wild elephants after reporting the ...

The measures came after seven elephants were run over on February 20 by an express train A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed after smashing into a family of elephants, with no passengers injured ...

Environment minister Dammika Patabendi told parliament that they will build more electrified fences and deploy additional staff to help reduce elephant raids on villages near wildlife sanctuaries.