Sri Lanka, June 12 -- A set of recommendations have been issued by the Ministry of Agriculture based on information revealed in the report of the National Animal Census conducted in March.

Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Palika Fernando stated that the increase in animal populations appears to be linked to the improper management of waste.

Accordingly, the recommendations expected to be implemented are as follows:

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 t...