An animal rights group has raised concern over using the 68-year-old tusker Nadungamuwa Raja for this year’s Esala Perahera due to its health conditions. Maneesha Arachchige founder of RARE (Rally for ...

That afternoon, we went to meet our star – Raja. ... Sri Lanka’s second largest religion, also enjoys a close association with the animals in the form of the god Ganesh.

Colombo: Sri Lanka is geared up to conduct its first-ever animal census as the island nation will count toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 am ...

Sri Lanka’s agriculture suffers significant losses due to crop-raiding wildlife, especially elephants, monkeys, wild boars, giant squirrels, porcupines, and peafowls. An island-wide, citizen ...