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斯里兰卡盛产猴子，这么小的国家有300万野生猴子，由于猴子数量失控，猴子大量侵犯农民的庄稼和作物，斯里兰卡开始把猴子从保护动物种类中去除，并鼓励或默认居民猎杀猴子。
现在中国有这么大需求，对双方都是双赢吧。
报道中说中国进口这么多猴子是给动物园用，我看还有2大用途，一个就是食物，一个是科学生物实验
Colombo (AFP) – Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists.
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The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island but is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
Sri Lanka bans almost all live animal exports and the proposed sale comes as it faces its worst-ever economic crisis. No financial details were made available.
"They want the monkeys for over 1,000 zoos they have across China," Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told AFP.
"I have appointed a committee to study the request and see how we can do this."
Monkeys are considered pests in Sri Lanka because they destroy crops and raid villages in search of food, and sometimes attack people.
Sri Lanka removed several species from a protected list this year, including all three of its monkey species as well as peacocks and wild boars, allowing farmers to kill them.
The Environmental Foundation, a Sri Lankan animal rights group, criticised the proposed sale, saying there had been no nationwide survey of the macaques for more than 40 years and a proper population study should be carried out first.
"We want to know why they want so many monkeys -- whether it is for meat, medical research or some other purpose," the foundation's Jagath Gunawardana told reporters in Colombo.
"Monkeys are not a protected species in Sri Lanka, but they are in the international red list of endangered animals," Gunawardana said.
There was no immediate comment from the IUCN.
Toque macaques are officially estimated to number between two million and three million in Sri Lanka.
Gunawardana said one reason for increased human-animal conflict, including with monkeys and elephants, was agricultural expansion shrinking wild animal habitats.
现在中国有这么大需求，对双方都是双赢吧。
报道中说中国进口这么多猴子是给动物园用，我看还有2大用途，一个就是食物，一个是科学生物实验
Monkey business: Sri Lanka considers macaque sales to China
Colombo (AFP) – Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concerns among conservationists.
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The toque macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and common on the island but is classed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
Sri Lanka bans almost all live animal exports and the proposed sale comes as it faces its worst-ever economic crisis. No financial details were made available.
"They want the monkeys for over 1,000 zoos they have across China," Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told AFP.
"I have appointed a committee to study the request and see how we can do this."
Monkeys are considered pests in Sri Lanka because they destroy crops and raid villages in search of food, and sometimes attack people.
Sri Lanka removed several species from a protected list this year, including all three of its monkey species as well as peacocks and wild boars, allowing farmers to kill them.
The Environmental Foundation, a Sri Lankan animal rights group, criticised the proposed sale, saying there had been no nationwide survey of the macaques for more than 40 years and a proper population study should be carried out first.
"We want to know why they want so many monkeys -- whether it is for meat, medical research or some other purpose," the foundation's Jagath Gunawardana told reporters in Colombo.
"Monkeys are not a protected species in Sri Lanka, but they are in the international red list of endangered animals," Gunawardana said.
There was no immediate comment from the IUCN.
Toque macaques are officially estimated to number between two million and three million in Sri Lanka.
Gunawardana said one reason for increased human-animal conflict, including with monkeys and elephants, was agricultural expansion shrinking wild animal habitats.
