Wildlife veterinary officers are treating a female elephant and an injured calf who survived in the city of Giritale, Sri Lanka’s state-owned Daily News reported Thursday.

A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the early hours of Thursday. While no injuries were reported among passengers, six elephants died from the accident in Habarana,

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a feast of fruit for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece center, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

The Sri Lanka Police announced in a Facebook post that six elephants died and two were injured after a passenger train collided with a herd of elephants on Wednesday, Feb. 19

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, an official said on Thursday.

Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya - part of the "elephant corridor" that connects Kaudulla and Wasgamuwa National Parks

A passenger train has struck a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said. Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital,

No passengers were injured but six animals were killed in the island's worst wildlife accident, police said. Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants,

The train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana when it hit a family of elephants crossing the line.