In 2023, the then agricultural minister proposed exporting some 100,000 toque macaques to Chinese zoos, but the monkey business was abandoned following protests from environmentalists. Sri Lanka ...

Sri Lanka began a wildlife census to count monkeys, peacocks, and giant squirrels to manage their populations due to their ...

DAMBULLA: As farmers lament agricultural losses, Sri Lanka launched a wildlife census on Saturday to count gigantic squirrels ...

Sri Lanka conducts wildlife census to manage monkey, peacock, and giant squirrel populations causing agricultural losses.

In 2023, the then agricultural minister proposed exporting some 100,000 toque macaques to Chinese zoos, but the monkey business was abandoned following protests from environmentalists. Sri Lanka ...

Sri Lanka removed several species from its protected list in 2023, including all three of its monkey species as well as peacocks and wild boars, allowing farmers to kill them.

Sri Lanka will launch a nationwide census of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, as part of an effort to tackle the increasing threat to agriculture, the government said Wednesday.