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Mongabay (mongabay@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 31-Jan-2025 04:51:10 JST Mongabay

Once the epicenter for deadly human-elephant conflict, an eastern Nepal village along the Indian border has transformed into a model of coexistence.
Villagers, once fearful, have adopted elephant-resistant crops and beekeeping, and through a rapid response team, they safely guide elephants away.
By Deepak Adhikari
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/how-a-nepali-border-village-learned-to-live-with-migratory-wild-elephants/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Elephants #Animals
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1. How a Nepali border village learned to live with migratory wild elephants
  
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  BAHUNDANGI, Nepal – The heavy thud against the glass window sent Krishna Bahadur Rasaili’s heart racing. Stepping outside, he saw his granary lay in ruins, and an elephant was feasting on his hard-earned paddy harvest. For years, this has been a terrifying reality in Bahundangi, a village along Nepal’s eastern border with India along the […]

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