The Sri Lankan junglefowl (gallus lafayettii) is a beautiful bird that lives only in Sri Lanka. It’s special because it is ...

Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small ...

Residual forests also play a key role in Sri Lanka’s commitment to increasing ... the big cats could be driven to prey on livestock and domestic animals, leading to more frequent confrontations ...

Some Hindus sacrifice animals as an act of religious devotion - though the majority do not Sri Lanka's government has agreed to ban the ritual sacrifice of animals and birds at Hindu temples on ...

For those who like their luxury with a side of adventure, the buzzy southern coast of Sri Lanka firmly delivers.

While most turn away, some choose to respond with fierce compassion and unrelenting action. Animal SOS Sri Lanka, a UK-registered charity, was founded by Kim Cooling with one simple yet powerful ...

Sri Lanka’s forest cover has degraded over the past decades in a massive way. Protecting both state-owned and privately- owned forest patches is vital to save our endemic and endangered flora and ...

Hinduism, Sri Lanka’s second largest religion, also enjoys a close association with the animals in the form of the god Ganesh. Sampath also told us that seventy percent of elephant ranges in Sri ...

Mechanisms are needed to prevent them from losing their identity, lands, resources and equality, they say (UCAN) Leaders, representing indigenous people in Sri Lanka, have called on the government to ...

Here you’ll find semi-deciduous and thorn forests ... its elephant populations. getty Sri Lanka will feel like an adventure for the whole family, from animal encounters with elephants, leopards ...

Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the island nation's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide food to the animals.