Herd of elephants invades farms, destroys food in Isiolo - Kahawatungu

Herd of elephants invades farms, destroys food in Isiolo - Kahawatungu

A group of farmers is counting losses after a herd of elephants invaded their farm and destroyed food crops worth thousands of shillings in Merti, Isiolo County. Police and Kenya Wildlife Service personnel visited the scene in the Shauriyako area and announced it was one of the rising cases of human-wildlife conflict. The animals destroyed kales on half an acre, spinach on an acre, tomatoes on two acres, and watermelon on half an acre. The land …