Two young elephants washed out to sea were saved from drowning Sunday by the Sri Lankan navy in the second such incident off the island in as many weeks. The navy said the pair of wild elephants were brought ashore after a “mammoth effort” involving navy divers, ropes and a flotilla of boats to tow … Read more
The Sri Lankan navy has rescued an elephant after it was spotted desperately keeping its trunk above water while swimming five miles out to sea. The rescue, which took 12 hours, has been hailed as a ‘miraculous escape’ for the giant mammal. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the mission after spotting the elephant struggling … Read more
Sri Lanka’s navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said Wednesday, calling it a “miraculous escape”. Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy mounted the 12-hour rescue after spotting the elephant struggling to stay afloat around eight kilometres (five miles) off the island’s northeast coast. Divers aided … Read more
A group of 20 helpless whales that became beached after a cyclone have been rescued. The desperate mammals had become stranded in shallow waters near the village of Sampur, Sri Lanka, after being washed up in the wake of Cyclone Mora. Sailors and villagers teamed up to rescue the pod of pilot whales off the island’s … Read more
Sri Lanka’s navy and local residents rescued a pod of about 20 stranded pilot whales off the island’s northeastern coast on Wednesday, an official said. Navy spokesman Chaminda Walakuluge said sailors with the help of residents pushed the whales back in to deeper waters after they washed up on the Sampur coast near the port … Read more