Africa / Biodiversity

Electric fencing and the effort to protect Kenya’s giant pangolins

Mongabay reports on the risks fences pose to the species and the work of Maasai communities to protect it.

By Green City Media Editorial Desk·
A pangolin climbing a tree branch
Source: Mongabay

Electric fences pose a risk to Kenya’s giant pangolins, and members of Maasai communities are working to protect the remaining population, according to Mongabay.

Fences are used to protect livestock and property, but they can harm wildlife that comes into contact with them. The report describes the conservation challenge this creates.

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