By Koinonia Baloyi | Communications and Fundraising officer
Mitigating human-wildlife conflict remains a core focus for our foundation as we constantly strive to find ways to support the communities living near our national parks, protecting their livestock from wildlife and reducing revenge killings and animal poaching in the national park.
We have recently completed erecting an elephant-safe barrier around the school garden at Maunga primary.
A herd of elephants passed through the village and ate all the produce grown in the garden, which was the much-needed supplementary meals for the feeding scheme running at the school. The fencing of the school with elephant spikes made from stones will prevent the elephants from entering the garden as the edge of the stones creates a pricking sensation on the soles of the feet of elephants.
This method is safer for the elephants and the children at the school as opposed to the electric fencing of the garden as it causes no harm to the animals.
Thank you for your ongoing support of our conservation efforts.
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