African elephants are raiding small farms in Tanzania; recent studies found when and why most crop attacks happen

 

(Posted 14th September 2026)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

Times of India (India), September 10, 2026
In parts of Tanzania, small farms are increasingly coming into contact with African elephants, leading to a hard conflict between wildlife conservation and rural livelihoods. A 2026 study, published in the ‘International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation’ found that most of the reported crop raids in the Simiyu Region were on small farms, particularly at night and when crops were mature.
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