AP Online
Sri Lanka (AP) — The first national survey on Sri Lanka's wild elephants shows that the Indian Ocean island has a population of more than 5,500. That is higher than previous official estimates.
Wildlife Minister S.M. Chandrasena said...
Daily News & Analysis
The third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia has been delayed due to a wet outfield following overnight rain at the Galle international stadium on Friday. The ground remains covered and with gloomy weather forecast throughout the...
BBC South Asia
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The Courier-Mail
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New Zealand Herald
Australia has set Sri Lanka a formidable 379 runs to win the first test after spinner Rangana Herath bagged a career-best 5-79 to end the visitors' second innings for 210 on the third day on Friday. Herath exploited a crumbling pitch at Galle...
The Scotsman
The count conducted last month in forests and wildlife parks found 5,879 wild elephants, of which 122 are tuskers and 1,107 calves, wildlife minister S M Chandrasena said yesterday...The information gathered from the survey will be used to devise...
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