The National Animal Census was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture on March 15, and the contents of the report was released earlier today (12).
According to the report, the total number of toque monkeys, langurs, peacocks, and giant squirrels across the country exceeds 13 million.
According to the animal census, the highest population of langurs was recorded in the Kandy District, with a count of 634,668.
Additionally, the highest number of monkeys, 160,315, was reported from the Anuradhapura District.
The highest numbers of giant squirrel and peacocks were reported from the Kurunegala District, with 546,715 and 621,517 respectively.
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