More elephants are at risk of conflict with humans than previously thought

by Adam Cruise | Nov 3, 2021 | Studies

By Colorado State Univesity Human-elephant conflict is on the rise across Africa and is a major threat to wildlife conservation. Crops provide a highly nutritious food source, but elephants pursuing that source results in the destruction of farmer livelihoods, erodes...

How People Are Peacefully Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict

by Adam Cruise | May 25, 2021 | Commentary

By Tracy Keeling – One Green Planet According to a study released in April, a mere 3% of ecosystems around the globe remain intact. To determine the integrity of the world’s wildernesses, the study’s authors looked at both the current state of habitats...

How do you make elephants bee-hive? Kenyan farmers now live in harmony with their jumbo neighbours – and it’s all thanks to bees

by Adam Cruise | Jan 11, 2021 | News

By Christopher Stevens – Daily Mail Elephants are increasingly coming into conflict with the farmers in Kenya Dr Jenny Cousins reveals elephants are competing with people for scarce foodConservationist Albert Kuseyo, teaches farmers elephants are...

Fencing solves human‐wildlife conflict locally but shifts problems elsewhere: A case study using functional connectivity modelling of the African elephant

by Adam Cruise | Jul 25, 2018 | Studies

Liudmila Osipova Moses M. Okello Steven J. Njumbi Shadrack Ngene David Western Matt W. Hayward Niko BalkenholJournal of Applied Ecology ABSTRACTFencing is one of the most common methods of mitigating human‐wildlife conflicts. At the...