Nepali farmers switch crops to reduce human-elephant conflict

Nepali farmers switch crops to reduce human-elephant conflict

A village on Nepal’s border with India has found a way to reduce conflicts with wild Asian elephants in recent years: By switching their crops from rice and maize, which elephants love to eat, to tea and lemon, the farmers of Bahundangi are now seeing fewer elephants devouring their harvest, Mongabay contributor Deepak Adhikari reported […]

Nepali farmers swap crops to scale back human-elephant battle

A village on Nepal’s border with India has discovered a strategy to cut back conflicts with wild Asian elephants lately: By switching their crops from rice and maize, which elephants like to eat, to tea and lemon, the farmers of Bahundangi at the moment are seeing fewer elephants devouring their harvest, Mongabay contributor Deepak Adhikari reported in January. This modification in crops, mixed with a shift in neighborhood attitudes towards elep…

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