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The establishment of buffer cultivation based on chilli or chili fencing made with sisal ropes soaked in motor oil mixed with ground chilli (Capsicum spp.) can scare elephants. The active ingredient in chilli, capsaicin, has the power to irritate the epithelium of mammalian cells by causing a burning sensation. It has been demonstrated by Chang’a et al. (2016) that peppers fences effectively discourage raiding of crops by elephants on the scale of individual farms. During the nine-year study, farmers around Mikumi National Park in Tanzania built these fences around maturing crops, and no incidents of fencing broken by elephants were reported.
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| Olfactory deterrents and repellents |
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Great initiative, i tried chili as a crop since many reports have attested to its efficacy as a product. so why not grow it then. so i tried it on elephant corridors in the panhandles of the Okavango. Yielded similar results.. I’ll share the initiative here.
Super, les effarouchements , odeurs dans ce cas sont appropriés. Pour avoir tester ce système, efficace aussi pour protéger le poulailler de la maison : renards, fouines.