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 ...

This species' native range extends from Sri Lanka to the Pacific Islands, where it blooms throughout the year. Over the last century, Spathoglottis plicata has become naturalized in tropical and ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its ...

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.