An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid substation caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. 'A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer ...

Sri Lanka removed several species from its protected list in 2023, including all three of its monkey species as well as peacocks and wild boars, allowing farmers to kill them.

DAMBULLA: As farmers lament agricultural losses, Sri Lanka launched a wildlife census ... The census comes after an incident in February when a monkey caused a nationwide blackout and power ...