Kenya: 2 Elephants Gobble Up U.S$5,807 Crops in Gatundu

28 February 2013

Two stray elephants have destroyed crops worth more than Sh500,000 in Gatundu North. The two elephants from the neighbouring Aberdares Forest attacked Gakoe village on Tuesday night.

Mary Njeri, a farmer whose crops were destroyed, said the animals appear at around 8.00pm to feast on their pineapples and bananas. Njeri said they have been pleading for help from the Kenya Wildlife Service for the last three years.

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