Elephants outwit chilli pepper trick
Friday, March 14, 2025 | 480 Views |
In the news: Incidents of encounters between humans and elephants are on the rise again
At the time, the chilli pepper method was hailed as an affordable method to reduce human elephant conflict.
Starting around 2015, farmers in the North West began mixing chilli pepper with elephant dung to make briquettes which they then burnt. Lit at night when elephant destruction is more prevalent, the briquettes produce a noxious smell that the animals can pick from distances and detest.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...