The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British government has lifted their advice against British tourists visiting certain areas of Sri Lanka, opening up Yala National Park in the south of ...

It was like any other day for Sri Lankan safari guide Priyantha (Pusa) Hettiarachige as he prepared to welcome guests to Yala National Park on 26 December 2004. The famed natural site was brimming ...

We drive on bumpy trails through scrub land, ironwood, Ceylon oak and tea trees, and rocky outcrops interspersed with water bodies. Iridescent kingfishers swoop down in the waters, rose-ringed ...

COLOMBO October 29, 2017 — The World Bank today released a statement clarifying media reports on World Bank’s position on the management of Yala national park. The Bank has indeed raised the ...

RARE Sri Lanka alleges that park’s conservation efforts undermined by political interference Yala Jeep Owners’ Association alleges that decision was made under Minister Vijitha Herath’s administration ...

Yala National Park, on the southern coastline of Sri Lanka, is one of the nation’s most popular parks, home to dense populations of both Asian elephants and leopards, as well as nearly 100 types of ...

A citizen science initiative that identifies and visually records leopard behavior at Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park, world famous for its leopards, hopes to give visitors a better insight into each ...

The third property in Resplendent Ceylon’s collection of uniquely designed boutique hotels and camps dotted throughout the country—which also happen to be Sri Lanka’s only three Relais & Chateaux ...

Sri Lanka may be tiny, but it's one of Asia's wealthiest wildlife destinations. From hidden leopards to elephant herds and exotic birds, the island is famous for some of the most action-packed safari ...

Sri Lanka is an enigma. A little bit of India, a splash of the Maldives and a hint of Bali, the country retains a distinct personality all its own, discernible only in its startlingly diverse corners.

Colombo, December 13 (Daily Mirror) - A recent decision by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to increase the number of Safari jeeps to 550 into the Yala National Park has received backlash from ...