The Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera is to submit a Cabinet paper for the appointment of a committee to look into the request made by China for toque monkeys from Sri Lanka for their zoos.
Amaraweera noted that although a request has been made from China for toque monkeys from Sri Lanka, no final decision has been made in this regard.
He said a Chinese company that handles several private zoological gardens made a request to provide monkeys from Sri Lanka for their zoos, adding however that a committee comprising representatives from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoological Gardens, Attorney General’s Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture will be appointed to inspect into the relevant request. “Toque monkeys will only be exported to China based on the recommendation of the sub committee appointed by the Cabinet. If the committee decides otherwise, then this matter will be put to an end,” he said.
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