AFP report, June 27, 2023COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s government on Monday said it was scrapping plans to export around 100,000 endangered monkeys to China following an outcry and a court case by animal lovers. The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island of 22 million people but is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. Agriculture minister Mahinda Amaraweera said in June that…
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By Skandha Gunasekara in The Morning, June 11, 2023The Government is awaiting the outcome of several court cases regarding the controversial request to export monkeys to China in order to take a decision, as the importer is keen on proceeding with the request, The Sunday Morning learns. Ministry of Agriculture Spokesman Dharma Wanninayake told The Sunday Morning that legal cases filed against the Government’s venture to export monkeys to China were proving to be an…
By Skandha Gunasekara in The Morning, June 11, 2023The Government is awaiting the outcome of several court cases regarding the controversial request to export monkeys to China in order to take a decision, as the importer is keen on proceeding with the request, The Sunday Morning learns. Ministry of Agriculture Spokesman Dharma Wanninayake told The Sunday Morning that legal cases filed against the Government’s venture to export monkeys to China were proving to be an…