Elephants Break Out Of Forests Due To Food Scarcity In Sri Lanka
Elephants are breaking out of forests because there is not enough food for them to survive. This situation keeps farmer Garmine Desanayake awake near the village of Bambara Gahawate. Farmers in the area use rickety tree houses to keep sentry through the night, overlooking their fields. This issue keeps farmers, such as Garmine Disenayake, awake as they try to protect their fields. Farmers are using methods like firecrackers, gunfire, and drones to deter the elephants. Rickety tree houses, made with planks bound with twine, dot the landscape overlooking fields, serving as vantage points for farmers.
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WAMU 88.5 DC
“But elephants do bust out because there's not enough food in those forests for them to survive. Those elephants keep farmer Garmine Desanayake awake, literally.”
NPR
“But elephants do bust out because there's not enough food in those forests for them to survive. Those elephants keep farmer Garmine Disenayake awake, literally.”
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