Crop-raiding by wild animals has increased significantly over the past few decades, says R. W. Dharmasena, a rice farmer from Alawwa in northwestern Sri Lanka. Peafowls, once rare in the area ...
It's an important message, because this butterfly only makes its home in Sri Lanka's undisturbed rainforests. If we can find it, we know the forest around is unspoiled and rich with natural treasures.
Official estimates suggest that about a third of all crops in Sri Lanka are eaten or destroyed by wild animals, including elephants, which are protected by law as they are considered sacred.
Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday ... farmer families gathered in open fields to count the animals and record them in sheets provided by the agriculture ministry.
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