Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka continue to rise at an alarming rate, exposing serious failures in enforcement, land-use ...

You may have heard about microplastics — tiny particles of smashed up plastic that’s permeating the natural environment and even human bodies — but large chunks of the stuff can be just as dangerous.

PALLAKKADU, Sri Lanka (AP) — Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants in the region, after two more were found ...

We know plastic trash is bad for the environment and bad for animals. But most of the time, it is hard for us to see and truly understand the effect we are having. In one village in Sri Lanka, the ...

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Ten elephants of a herd of 13 died over three days in a tiger reserve in central India, leaving authorities puzzled as to the reason. The tuskers in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PALLAKKADU, Sri Lanka (AP) — ...

Wild elephants scavenge for food at an open landfill in Pallakkadu village in Ampara district, about 130 miles east of the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Achala Pussalla ...