COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is considering a proposal by a Chinese private company to export 100,000 endemic monkeys to China, a government minister said on Tuesday, sparking protests from animal ...

A 150-hectare site near the Kalu Ganga Reservoir in Matale District has been earmarked for Sri Lanka’s first-ever holding centre for Toque Macaques, the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) ...

Sri Lankan Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera recently announced that the government is considering a Chinese private company’s proposal to import 100,000 “toque macaque” monkeys from Sri ...

A toque macaque is pictured in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Feb. 9, 2026. Sri Lanka is one of the most biodiverse countries in Asia, ...

Farmers have protested against the Sri Lankan government's failure to control the growing population of Toque macaque monkeys, which severely threatens their livelihoods. The farmers say the growing ...