PUNE: Low-cost methods like torches, chillies and bee cultivation, suggested by Pune-based researchers, have helped farmers in northern Karnataka protect their crops from marauding elephants.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/bees-acrid-smoke-chillies-keep-elephants-away-reduce-conflict
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-pune-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dandeli-sa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops