Tanzania's Serengeti National Park moves to prevent elephants from raiding farms (Dar Es Salam) Xinhua January 13, 2024 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. 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. https://english.news.cn/20240113/9a314758f76942d8b3ee7382b063414f/c.html