ELECTRIC FENCES Electric fences are high-cost and effective barriers installed around protected areas, farms and compounds. When an elephant touches the fence with its highly sensitive trunk, it will receive a short, sharp shock that is enough to keep the elephant away. The shock should be safe and will not kill the elephant.
Electric fences are physical and psychological barriers that deter elephants from individual areas while allowing them to continue moving through the landscape to access resources.
Hedgehog fencing installed in Kenya © Sanyati Fencing
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Fence success is achieved through a safe voltage, the presence of earth wires, and ensuring the live wires come into contact with the sensitive body parts of an elephant.
Live wire
Groundrods Ground wire