Monkeys found dead in Balangoda

15 October 2013 05:32 pm

A troupe of 48 monkeys was found suspiciously dead in Kaltota, Balangoda today.

The monkeys are suspected to have been poisoned by some enraged villagers as these monkeys have been a menace to their cultivations.

The dead monkeys were buried by the villagers later.

 Environmentalists said although the monkeys were not protected under the Fauna and Flora Act, no animal could be poisoned to death. (Wasantha Niroshan)