Mongabay News on MSN7d
In a land where monkeys are seen as pests, Sri Lanka’s white langurs are winning hearts
Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of ...
The Sunday Times9d
Crop damaging animal census yields scattered, sporadic results
The Special Committee for Reducing Damages Caused by Wild Animals (SCRDCWA) was appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture to ...
Phys.org10d
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
In 2023, the-then agricultural minister proposed exporting some 100,000 toque macaques to Chinese zoos, but the monkey ...
The Sunday Times9d
No monkey business
A child in Dambulla is seen ticking off a macaque in his form for the first-ever census on selected animals causing problems ...
Reuters10d
Sri Lanka counts monkeys, peacocks and squirrels to tackle crop damage
DAMBULLA, March 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka began a wildlife census on Saturday to count monkeys, peacocks and giant squirrels, aiming to manage their populations as farmers complain of agricultural ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel11d
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
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 ...
Wyoming News11d
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare countermeasures to protect crops, officials said. Some 40,000 local ...