We are proud to be supporting the human-elephant conflict (HEC) mitigation efforts of @cslzambia. This first HEC grant to CSL is funding the trial of different elephant deterrents including the smelly elephant repellent, to protect farms and promote human-elephant coexistence. #Repost - @cslzambia by @get_regrammer Sunflowers are not an elephant-conflict-free crop, however, our community team distributed sunflower seeds earlier this year because cooking oil is an ingredient in a new mitigation technique we have been trialing called ’Smelly Fence’. ⁠ ⁠ We are keen to trial mitigations like this that are sustainable, using materials and supplies readily available locally at a low cost. Farmers can grow sunflowers within the fence and harvest the seeds to process the oil. ⁠ ⁠ Developed by WildAid in Uganda, we were helped with the implementation by STEP (Southern Tanzania Elephant Project - STEP). The smelly fence deters elephants from crop-raiding in farming blocks, a foul-smelling liquid is hung in bottles (which have holes in to release the stink) along a line. ⁠ ⁠ We are still analyzing the results comparing the cost, effectiveness, and community buy-in, however the word on the ground is that it has been very effective in reducing crop damage in Kakumbi Chiefdom.⁠ ⁠ We are grateful to @elephantcrisisfund for funding this work. ⁠ ⁠ #alwaysoncall #savetheelephants #elephantconservation #smellyfencemitigation⁠ #Humanwildlifeconflict #sustainablecoexistence #southluangwa⁠ #communityconservation #CSLcommunity #elephantlove #elephantlovers #protectwhatyoulove #elephantcrisisfund #sunflowers #mitigationtria