Despite attracting large crowds at Dehiwala Zoo and Pinnawala Zoo, a recent audit has highlighted serious challenges ...

The Born Free foundation, an international wildlife charity based in UK recently released a statement regarding the Dehiwela Zoo, with regard to the poor conditions at the Zoo and possible welfare ...

Skyrocketing food prices that have plunged Sri Lankans into hardship look set to affect the 4,500 animals at the country’s main zoo. Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo has been hit by both runaway inflation and ...

Meerkats are pictured at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 28, 2025. Six pairs of meerkats brought to Dehiwala Zoo of Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been ...

A Thai keeper feeds elephant Muthu Raja in an enclosure at Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on June 30, 2023 - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA A Thai keeper feeds elephant ...

Thor, an 11-year-old lion at Sri Lanka’s national zoo, has been isolated after PCR tests showed he was infected with COVID-19. Several lions at zoos in neighboring India have also reportedly ...