The file photo, taken on Feb. 9, 2022, shows an entrance to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. (Photo by Cao Jingmin/Xinhua)
The Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) in Tanzania has donated 300 honey beehives to community cooperatives in three villages of Simiyu Region that will help to deter elephants from invading farms and destroying crops.
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) in Tanzania has donated 300 honey beehives to community cooperatives in three villages of Simiyu Region that will help to deter elephants from invading farms and destroying crops, an official said on Friday.
Constructed beehives on fence posts could reduce elephant raids, Joseph Mapunda, SENAPA senior conservation officer for communications, said at a news conference in Simiyu Region.
The file photo shows elephants proceeding at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania on Feb. 10, 2022. (Photo by Cao Jingmin/Xinhua)
Mapunda said buzzing bee sounds disturb elephants and force them to quickly leave the area when they hear the sound of bees, adding that the 300 beehives will be distributed to Itilima, Meatu, and Busega districts, whose villages that are adjacent to the national park face frequent raids by the elephants.
Anita Kaesha, Itilima District social welfare officer, said the initiative will help curb human-wildlife conflict in the three districts. ■
