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Kenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants
Farmers in the Taita hills use beehives and sesame to repel elephants, reducing crop raids and fatalities that claim 30-35 lives annually, officials said.
- Kenyan farmers hang beehives from wires between poles around their farms to keep elephants away, as elephants dislike getting stung by bees.
- 70-Year-Old farmer Gertrude Jackim has started growing sesame plants, which produce a scent that actively repels elephants, instead of maize and green grams.
- Yuka Luvonga, who researches human-elephant coexistence, says infrastructure development hinders elephants' migratory routes, leading to conflicts with farmers as elephants seek food.
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Kenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants
Farmers in Kenya face challenges with elephants raiding crops and sometimes causing harm. Richard Shika, a local farmer, has had close calls with these animals.
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