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Elephants eat their crops. Farmers strike back. It's a war that's only getting worse
Elephants and Farmers Have Shared Land for 10,000 Years. The Conflict Hasn't Resolved Itself Yet.
What Happened
In multiple regions across Africa and Asia, wild elephants increasingly raid agricultural fields, destroying crops that farming families depend on for survival. Farmers retaliate, sometimes lethally, to protect their livelihoods. The conflict is intensifying as human settlements expand into tradi...
What's In Your Control
Whether you support organizations working on human-wildlife coexistence solutions (e.g., the Elephant Pepper Development Trust, WWF's human-wildlife conflict programs). Whether you consume content ...
