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African Farmers Are Building Sustainable Beehive Fences to Protect Their Crops From Wild Elephants

Rafi Schwartz

December 09, 2015 |

GOOD Magazine |

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Response Location: Tanzania

A team of entrepreneurial zoologists have devised a way to help farmers in rural Africa protect their property from the persistent threat of wild elephants trampling their crops. Christened the Beehive Fence, it’s a remarkably simple solution to this elephantine problem.

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