Tag:Human-elephant conflict

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Illegal farming, logging driving human-elephant conflict in Omo Forest

At dawn in early October, in Itasin, Ogun State, Neye Afolabi set out for his farm, just a short walk from his home. But...

Michael Simire - November 25, 2025

Conservation

World Elephant Day 2025: Wild Africa demands end to human-elephant conflicts

As the world marks World Elephant Day under the theme “Bringing the world together to help elephants”, wildlife conservation organisation, Wild Africa, has urged...

Michael Simire - August 12, 2025

Conservation

Human-elephant conflict in Ethiopia has become more frequent, severe – Seyoum

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month for May 2024 is Mezgebe Seyoum, the Community Partnership Desk Head at the Ethiopian Wildlife...

Michael Simire - May 29, 2024

Conservation

Bridging boundaries: Tackling human-elephant conflict, coexistence

Which do we value more in Africa, people, or elephants? At a recent conversation in Cape Town, Dr Jake Wall of Kenya’s Mara Elephant...

Michael Simire - November 15, 2023

Conservation

How Ethiopia can address human-elephant conflict – Zerfu

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Friend of the Month for April 2023 is Ethiopian, Hailu Zerfu, who is a human-wildlife conflict and coexistence expert at...

Michael Simire - April 18, 2023

Conservation

Human-elephant conflict a threat to elephant’s survival, say African range states

African countries belonging to the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) have met on the side-lines of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal and adopted a...

Michael Simire - December 19, 2022

Conservation

EPI unveils strategy to curb human-elephant conflict

The EPI Foundation on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, announced a new strategy to address human-elephant conflict (HEC), which is emerging as the greatest threat...

Michael Simire - September 14, 2021