Relocating elephants fails to decrease human-wildlife conflict
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 13:31
in Biology & Nature
Human–elephant conflict in Sri Lanka kills more than 70 humans and 200 Asian elephants every year. One of the most common tools in combating these conflicts is moving the elephants into ranges away from humans, often into national parks. This is done in hopes of avoiding problems that include elephants raiding crops, breaking into homes and injuring or killing people.