Journal
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages 674-677Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.2307/3803133
Keywords
capsicum oleoresin spray; crop raiding; elephant; human-animal conflict; Laxodonta africana; peppers; repellents; Zimbabwe
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Elephants (Loxodonta africana) destroy subsistence crops and threaten the livelihoods of rural farmers across Africa. In an effort to formulate a nonlethal repellent and a method of application, tests were conducted with a capsicum oleoresin spray in the communal lands of Zimbabwe. The time taken to repel elephants from fields by farmers using methods currently available was compared with a capsicum oleoresin repellent. Elephants were repelled front fields significantly faster by the capsicum oleoresin spray than by traditional methods. A number of issues regarding crop loss due to elephants are discussed.
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