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Several more countries apart from China have requested Sri Lanka to provide Toque macaque monkeys for their zoological gardens, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said today.
He told Parliament that the government had informed them to make the request through the respective embassies in those countries.
Responding to a question by SJB MP Niroshan Perera, the Minister said the requests for the export of monkeys have been halted as animal rights organisations and activists had filed a petition challenging the move.
He said crops worth more than Rs. 20 billion are lost annually due to animals such as monkeys, wild boars and peacocks.
The Minister said he discussed with animal rights organisations, who are against the export of monkeys, about their proposals to prevent crop damage but none of them had come up with any practical solutions. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)
VJ Thursday, 05 October 2023 12:15 PM
Please send them all, their habitats have been taken over by the people and they have no place or food to survive. The government has granted permission to kill them, they could find a safer place outside SL
ravin Thursday, 05 October 2023 12:57 PM
Oh ! we got 225 anyone wants they will be delivered to door step and it's much profitable for Sr Lankan general public bear the cost rather than maintain them here. Any buyers please call IMF. All necessary documents will be process by them free of any charge. Sometime they may pay the total cost as they will be getting well deserve return of there effort.
joshua Thursday, 05 October 2023 04:17 PM
Perfect statement.
Mahila Thursday, 05 October 2023 01:43 PM
Minister for care of Toque Macaque monkeys in Sri Lanka!!!???
Gaston Thursday, 05 October 2023 04:30 PM
Can you also include yourself to be one of them to be gone?
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