Spike in Sri Lanka wildlife poaching during Islandwide curfew

Colombo: Poachers in Sri Lanka may have killed an estimated 600 wild birds and animals each day since the government imposed an islandwide curfew in March to stem the COVID-19 pandemic, according to environmentalists. The nationwide lockdown has triggered food crisis and unemployment, with the environmentalists warning that wildlife poaching may have spiked in rural parts of the island nation. "Over 600 wild animals are killed by poachers daily after the curfew was imposed," Environmentalist Nayanaka Ranwella told Efe news on Thursday, adding that 50-100 poachers have entered national parks each day since the lockdown. (IANS)

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