Throughout my time in Sri Lanka, I learnt from our local guide, Sampath, an immense amount about the cultural importance of elephants, but being able to experience how that cultural importance ...

Killing or harming elephants is a criminal offence in Sri Lanka, which has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, considered a national treasure partly due to their significance in Buddhist culture.

We’ve been dodging dung all morning on this cycling journey, and I can barely contain my excitement. Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka, but they’re also in decline. As I pass the mound, I get a whiff ...