Human-wildlife conflict: Leopards kill 25 dorper sheep valued at $2,900 in Kajiado
The herder estimated his losses at about Ksh375,000, noting that livestock farming is his only source of income.
New Year agony as elephants raid farms in central Kenya and destroy acres of cropland
Peter Kuria, also a farmer, said they had incurred losses amounting to millions of shillings, following destruction of their crops by straying elephants and other herbivores. However, compensation offered by the government was a tedious bureaucratic process that took long and failed to offer immediate relief.
Bees: An army of tiny security guards that’s keeping marauding elephants away from farms in Kenya
Sesame plants produce a scent that actively repels elephants, so for 70-year-old Gertrude Jackim, swapping out maize and green grams for sesame was a no-brainer. “Look at me, I’m aging, so I can’t fend off the elephants or chase them away,” she says.
Kenya pays out $21.6m to victims of wildlife conflict as human settlements encroach on national parks
Speaking during a stakeholders meeting at Mangu High School, Chumo said the ministry has been disbursing close to $4.7 million to victims this year, to bring the approximate total to $7.4 billion
