How to make an elephant happy? Give it room to roam, water, grass and trees … and leave it alone. But humans now dominate 80% of the land elephants used to inhabit, according to Elephants Without Borders. Stuffing them into protected areas creates problems, fragments the once continum.!s population, and has negative demographic and genetic consequences.
Enter the KAZA TFCA, which is driving projects and practices to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, such as building lion-proof cattle kraals and enlisting local communities to be wildlife guardians in return for financial benefits. It's a sweet deal with