Archive · 12 Aug 2025

Bees and Sesame Help Kenyan Farmers Deter Elephants

Bees and Sesame Help Kenyan Farmers Deter Elephants

In Kenya, elephants sometimes cause problems for farmers by eating their crops or even hurting people.

Farmers are finding ways to keep elephants away.

One method is to use beehives as fences.

When an elephant touches the wire, the bees get angry and the elephant leaves.

Another way is to plant sesame, which elephants don't like the smell of.

These methods help farmers protect their food and live peacefully with the elephants.

Conservationists hope these solutions will help both elephants and people.

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