COLOMBO (News 1st); Multiple factions requested the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court to make null the order issued by the Colombo Additional Magistrate on the 06th of this month, to release 14 elephants taken into the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department, to their owners. The elephan...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Wildlife appointed a special team on Monday (16) to investigate the death of a wild elephant found dismembered inside the Yala National Park Block 03 on Sunday (15). The Director-General of the Department of Wildlife Chandana Sooriyabandara speaking to News 1...

COLOMBO (News 1st); More than 220 sea turtles have died following the X-Press Pearl disaster, said Chairman of the Marine Environment Protection Authority, Attorney-at-Law Darshani Lahandapura on Saturday (10). 'There is a connection between the deaths of sea turtles and the X-Press Pearl disaste...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police arrested a Sri Lanka Army, Major General on Thursday (01) for an altercation with Wildlife Officers at the Minneriya National Park. The Major General reported to the Habarana Police for voluntary surrender, said Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana. ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Marine creatures including 150 dead Sea Turtles and 15 Dolphins have washed ashore along the coastal line of Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the MV X-PRESS PEARL disaster, the Department of Wildlife Conservation said on Tuesday (Jun. 29). According to the Wildlife Department, t...