Sri Lanka's Controversial Plan: Chinese Firm Wants to Export 100,000 Toque Macaques
Sri Lanka is grappling with a contentious proposal from a Chinese private enterprise. The company aims to capture and export 100,000 toque macaques, native to Sri Lanka, to China. Environmentalists and conservationists are up in arms, urging the government to scrap the plan and safeguard the monkeys' habitats.
The proposal, unconfirmed by any reliable sources, has sparked alarm among environmentalists. They fear the monkeys could end up in labs for medical research, not just zoos. A committee has been appointed to assess the proposal, but the company remains unidentified.
Protesters argue that the potential revenue from medical research far outweighs that from selling the monkeys to zoos. They urge the government to allocate resources for studying the monkeys' behavior and reducing harvest losses instead.
The proposed export of 100,000 toque macaques to China has sparked international concern. Environmentalists and conservationists demand Sri Lanka protect the monkeys and their habitats. A committee is evaluating the proposal, but the Chinese company remains unnamed.
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