(Posted 22nd May 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Ryan Truscott, Ryan Truscott (U.S), May 20, 2026 |
| “It’s not possible [to coexist with elephants], because they are animals and we are human beings — they should have their own home,” says Esnart Banda, a Zambian farmer whose maize and tobacco fields lie 5 meters, just 16 feet, from the boundary of Malawi’s Kasungu National Park. Just two thin strands of orange, plastic-coated wire now stand between Banda’s crops and Kasungu’s elephants. The wires, known as polywire fencing, are strung taut between straight, evenly cut fence poles that Banda and her helpers erected. |
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