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Chilli string

SWM Community Conservancy Project, KAZA sites (Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe)

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO; CIFOR-ICRAF; CIRAD; WCS;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) This factsheet explains the use and purpose of a chilli string as a human-wildlife conflict mitigation measure. It is a simple string or rope soaked in chilli oil, stretched across paths commonly used by elephants to deter them through irritation of their sensitive trunks.

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