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Sri Lanka counts seven million crop-busting monkeys
- Sri Lanka counted more than seven million monkeys during a wildlife census, with authorities calling the figure "unbelievable."
- Deputy Environment Minister Anton Jayakodi mentioned that the census data requires verification due to its shocking nature.
- Some farmers may have exaggerated monkey numbers to highlight the problem of crop destruction in the nation.
- Sri Lanka has removed protections for its monkey species, allowing farmers to kill them to protect crops from destruction.
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Sri Lanka has 5.71mn torque macaques, 4.24 peacocks : report
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 million grey langurs and 2.26 grizzled giant squirrels. Torque macaques populations have been rapidly growing in recent years and there are growing complaints from farmers that they destroying crops. There are attempts to reduce the population of torqu…
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