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 ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) Colombo, August 1 (newsin.asia) The Dehiwala National Zoo, which has a remarkable collection of exotic and indigenous fauna, is one of the oldest Zoos in Asia. The Zoo in Sri ...

Tourists interact with a lion cub at Dehiwala Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2026. The cubs, born on Dec. 24, 2025, were presented to the public at the zoo on Sunday.

Sri Lanka’s main zoo is bracing for a food crunch for its 4,500 animals, amid runaway inflation that has pushed food prices up by nearly 60 per cent and brought misery to Sri Lankans hit by the worst ...

Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry Secretary had been instructed to take necessary steps to take care of Muthuraja Elephant at the Dehiwala National Zoological Garden.The Muthuraja ...

The late Colonel J.H. Williams, the author of ‘Elephant Bill and Bandoola’ during two visits he made in the 60s to Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, wrote about the Dehiwala Zoo in an article that was ...

A baby male orangutan was born on November 3, 2010 at the Dehiwala Zoo in Sri Lanka. The general public was asked to suggest names, and the name suggested by six year old Dimuth Tharinda was chosen.