Elephants outwit chilli pepper trick
Friday, March 14, 2025 | 1550 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.
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