Student University of Nevada, Reno North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Elephant crop raids are an issue for farmers in Sri Lanka. Project Orange Elephant is a project that mitigated crop raids through orange tree based agroforestry derived from elephant-habitat interactions. Although orange tree agroforestry became successful, other plant species may exist as alternatives to expand agroforestry and combat Human-Elephant Conflict.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to generalize the different forms of human elephant conflict in Sri Lanka.
Upon completion, participants will be able to analyze the significance of farming and elephant crop raiding events in Sri Lanka.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the logistics of Project Orange Elephant for Human-Elephant Conflict mitigation.
Upon completion, participants will be able to demonstrate the proportions of habitat characterized by plant species elephants consume and do not consume vary across habitat types.
Upon completion, participants will be able to articulate the connections between forest ecology, agroforestry, and crop raiding as potential means to investigate human-wildlife conflicts around the world.
