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 ...

A lion aged 11 at the Dehiwala Zoo was confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19, the Department of Zoological Gardens said today. It said the lion that showed symptoms such as breathing issues ...

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 smuggled Aldabra tortoise found its forever home at the Dehiwala Zoo three months after a harrowing experience at sea. The Director General of the National Zoological Gardens, Dr Chandana Rajapaksa ...

A crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), one of the oldest reptile species at the National Zoological Gardens, died yesterday, due to old age, a Zoo official said. Zoo’s Director General, Dr. Thilak ...

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 ...