He said that given Sri Lanka’s human population, the survey showed that there is a “Rilawa” for every four humans. The senior professor elaborated that farmers and those who were affected by the ...

The report of the National Animal Census conducted on March 15, 2025 was officially released yesterday at the Agriculture Ministry. Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute CEO and ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has 5.71 million torque macaques (rilawa) and 4.24 million peacocks, according to census carried out by authorities, the state information office said. There were also 1.74 ...

The National Animal Census conducted across Sri Lanka on 15 March has revealed significant populations of several key wild animal species, with findings officially released today at the Ministry of ...

Authorities of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) and the Ministry of Agriculture are currently discussing the provision of 100,000 toque macaques (a reddish brown coloured Old World monkey ...

The monkey antics in certain areas of the country have reached a new level with much hostility from people. Monkeys, mainly the rilawa (Macaca sinica or toque macaque) are raiding homes and pilfering ...

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We need more work to do. We are planning to introduce a three season cultivation method for grains. We will also promote horticulture. Many who started growing vegetables in their homesteads have ...

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Agriculture has received a request from a Chinese delegation to deliver Toque Macaque monkeys to Chinese zoo's and par - Get the latest breaking news and top stories ...

Toque Macaques, also commonly known as Rilawa, has been assessed for The Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2015.