Farmers, Elephants, and Bees

Re:Farmers, Elephants, and Bees by nostromo on Friday May 10, 2013 @01:08PM (#5687379)

The original problem is that farms are blocking elephant migration paths. "The elephants’ key migratory routes have been cut off in many places."

And now you've replaced a fence that they can break through with a fence made of bees. Yes, this is probably good for the humans, but I don't see how it's better for the elephants.

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Re:Farmers, Elephants, and Bees by rosser on Friday May 10, 2013 @01:26PM (#5687494)

From TFA, above the photo of Ms. King standing next to a hive fence, "The farmers leave wide pathways between their crops so elephants can move past the fences along their migratory routes."

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Re:Farmers, Elephants, and Bees by nostromo on Friday May 10, 2013 @02:13PM (#5687774)

Thanks, I didn't see that paragraph. (Perhaps my eye thought it was a caption.)

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Re:Farmers, Elephants, and Bees by ceejayoz on Friday May 10, 2013 @10:01PM (#5689457)

> Yes, this is probably good for the humans, but I don't see how it's better for the elephants.

Well, now they don't get shot, presumably.

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Re:Farmers, Elephants, and Bees by randomafrican on Saturday May 11, 2013 @01:52AM (#5689823)

That's not the only problem. In many places the elephant population is overgrowing the reserve sonthey get out.

And few people would be verynpleased with an elephant going through their crops.

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