Nigeria: How Illegal Farming, Logging Drive Human-Elephant Conflict in Ogun Community By - Sodeeq Atanda

Nigeria: How Illegal Farming, Logging Drive Human-Elephant Conflict in Ogun Community By - Sodeeq Atanda

Many residents of Itasin have either had their farms destroyed, been physically attacked, or narrowly escaped encounters with elephants that wander in from the nearby forest reserve.

How Technology Is Preventing Human–Elephant Conflict - BioPatrika

Nature vs Tech: How Modern Technology Is Preventing Human–Elephant Conflict in Hosur Every year, large elephant herds migrate into Hosur from the adjoining Bannerghatta National Park and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, often crossing into the forest–agriculture interface of Jawlagiri and Denkanikottai, leading to conflict. This is one of the toughest seasons for elephants, local communities, and […] The post How Technology Is Preventing Human–Elepha…

Illegal farming, logging driving human-elephant conflict in Omo Forest - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

At dawn in early October, in Itasin, Ogun State, Neye Afolabi set out for his farm, just a short walk from his home. But before he could begin tending his crops, a herd of elephants emerged from the forest and trampled through his farmland. “I could not work on my farm this morning because of elephants,” he said. “I ran away and was watching them from afar. I waited for about an hour, hoping that they would leave so I could do my day’s work. The…