Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The use of locally manufactured firearms and equipment is making it difficult for wildlife authorities to trace those responsible for crimes against wild animals, Department of Wildlife Conservation Director General Ranjan Marasinghe said.

Addressing the media he said most firearms and equipment used in such offences were not factory-manufactured, making it difficult for authorities to identify and trace them.

"None of the firearms or equipment currently in use are products of a factory; most are locally manufactured," Marasinghe said.

He explained that the lack of identifying details made monitoring such equipment particularly challenging. Improvised devices, including 'hakkapatas' (improvised explosive traps), ...