COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will conduct its first-ever animal census, excluding elephants, officials said on Friday.
Officials said people across the island will count Toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 a.m. (local time) on Saturday.
The aim is to assess the impact of human wildlife conflict on annual crop damage.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will conduct its first-ever animal census, excluding elephants, officials said on Friday.
Officials said people across the island will count Toque monkeys, purple-faced langurs, giant squirrels, and peacocks between 8 and 8:05 a.m. (local time) on Saturday.
The aim is to assess the impact of human wildlife conflict on annual crop damage. PTI
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