Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare ...

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed minister of agriculture K. D. Lalkantha told the Parliament that farmers should have the right to ...

Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of ...

Sri Lanka is conducting a wildlife census to manage populations of monkeys, peacocks, and giant squirrels that cause major agricultural losses. Agriculture is a crucial part of the economy, but ...

Sri Lanka conducted its first-ever island-wide census to count monkeys, squirrels, and peacocks to mitigate agricultural ...

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 began a wildlife census on Saturday (March 15, 2025) to count monkeys, peacocks and giant squirrels, aiming to manage their populations as farmers complain of agricultural losses.

Sri Lanka will launch a nationwide census of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, as part of an effort to ...

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare countermeasures to protect crops ...

Sri Lanka is geared up to conduct its first-ever animal census as the island nation will count toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 am (local time ...

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 ...

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.