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Incursion of wild animals into urban areas on the rise in Colombo and surrounding districts
The intrusion of wild animals, including peacocks, monkeys, and deer, into Colombo and other urban centres is steadily increasing, accor
Summary
Rapid industrialisation, development activities, and expanding human settlements across the low-country wet zone have drastically reduced wildlife habitats, heightening the risk of human-wildlife conflicts as animals migrate toward residential zones. According to the news report, animals causing disturbances to residents will be captured and relocated to suitable habitats.
What this story is about
People
- Hasini Sarathchandra2
Organisations
- Department of Wildlife Conservation
Places
- Colombo2
- Muthurajawela
- Attidiya
- Homagama
- Kalutara
- Gampaha
- Kegalle
Keywords
- peacocks2
- areas2
- urban2
- into2
- surrounding
- districts
- including
- incursion
- animals
- monkeys
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