Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: This three year monitoring study examined the ecology of bull elephants which raid crops in the area adjacent to Sengwa Wildlife Research Area (SWRA). The multi-disciplinary approach included information on human settlement patterns and socio-economic impacts of crop loss in addition to data on the ecology of elephants which cause crop damage. Two general conclusions were: crop raiding is triggered by a decline in the quality of wild grasses inside SWRA rather than the conditions of agricultural crops outside it; and, elephant feed on wild browse in the communal areas because fire and elephants have reduced the availability of preferred tree species within SWRA. A capsicum-based repellent was found to be a potentially effective alternative to traditional deterrents.
Source: Pachyderm
Author: Ferrel Osborn
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404075807