(Posted 16th May 2025)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Gilbert Koech, The Star, May 14, 2025 |
| The flare-ups of conflicts between man and jumbos are a result of crops and settlements being close, a new study now suggests. Approximately 70 per cent of Kenya’s wildlife resides outside protected areas. Land conversion for agriculture has, over time, exacerbated human–wildlife conflicts, particularly involving elephants. |
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