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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 ...
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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 ...
Wildlife menace to be dealt with
THE government carried out a nationwide census yesterday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to ...
EconomyNext9d
Sri Lankans count monkeys, peacocks in unprecedented census to curb crop damage
ECONOMYNEXT – People in Sri Lanka counted monkeys, squirrels, and peacocks within five minutes in the first ever island-wide ...
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 ...
Mongabay News on MSN13d
Sri Lanka calls for five-minute surveys to identify crop-raiding animals
In December 2024, Sri Lanka’s newly appointed minister of agriculture K. D. Lalkantha told the Parliament that farmers should ...
The News International10d
Sri Lanka begins wildlife census to manage rising monkey, peacock numbers
DAMBULLA: As farmers lament agricultural losses, Sri Lanka launched a wildlife census on Saturday to count gigantic squirrels, peacocks, and monkeys in an effort to control their populations.
Goulburn Post10d
Sri Lanka counts monkeys, peacocks to avert crop damage
Sri Lanka has begun a wildlife census to count monkeys, peacocks and giant squirrels, aiming to manage their populations as farmers complain of agricultural losses.