NewsFor the first time, researchers have revealed that elephants in Sri Lanka could be scared off by honey bees, much like their African counterparts. The research, published in Current Biology, is the first time this technique has been used to record how Asian elephants react to the sound of bees. Dr Lucy King told Eureka Alert : "Asia has even higher levels of human-elephant conflict than Africa does and Asian elephants are approximately 10 times more endangered than African elephants. "Udawalawe is a microcosm for the issues Asian elephants face, because it is practically encircled by agriculture and settlements. "We have a wonderful community of willing farmers there who are helping us understand if beehive fences could work to reduce conflict in this intensely high human-elephant conflict zone," said Dr King.

Source: Sunday Times January 23, 2018 05:03 UTC