Colombo, Mar 15 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Saturday successfully conducted the first-ever island-wide census to count monkeys, squirrels, and peacocks to tackle agricultural losses caused by them. The census ...

Sri Lanka took a significant step towards safeguarding its agricultural sector by launching its first nationwide wildlife census on Saturday. The initiative aims to assess the impact of certain animal ...

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 began a wildlife census to count monkeys, peacocks, and giant squirrels to manage their populations due to their threat to agriculture. Crop destruction has seriously affected coconut ...

DAMBULLA (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 losses.

Sri Lanka has launched a wildlife census initiative to manage increasing populations of monkeys, peacocks, and giant squirrels, which are blamed for substantial agricultural losses. As agriculture ...

Coconut production, along with vegetable and fruit cultivation, has been hit due to crop destruction by monkeys, peacocks and giant squirrels, a top government official said.

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.