All hail the mighty bee this World Bee Day!
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| In recognition of World Bee Day, we’re excited to share the latest Explore Foundation project with you and tell you how native bees are helping human-wildlife coexistence in Tanzania.
Explore Foundation’s charity partner How Many Elephants are building beehive fences in the Ngorongoro-Serengeti Ecosystem, to stop African elephants from destroying vital farmland and to eliminate animal-human conflict in the local villages.
Incredibly, elephants are afraid of bees. So in building carefully-placed beehive fences, How Many Elephants are able to prevent elephants from venturing away from their safe corridors and into farmland or villages. What’s more, the bees are busily making delicious honey that a local women’s cooperative is able to harvest, process and sell.
Ready to bee inspired?
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| Explore Foundation project |
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| Saved by the bee: a win-win in Tanzania |
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| Farmers in Tanzania have a problem: wild elephants raiding their crops. A remarkable solution to this problem exists in the form of ‘bee corridors’ – an ingenious solution to steer the elephants harmlessly away. The elephants are afraid of the bees, so avoid them – creating a simple, eco-friendly natural barrier. Plus, farmers can sell the honey for an extra stream of income – literally everybody wins.
The Explore Foundation has donated £5,000 already to this project, and is hoping to raise another £5,000 for beehive wire fences in the Ngorongoro-Serengeti Ecosystem. Your donations will help continue this excellent work.
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| Neema’s Story |
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| Neema’s journey from fear to empowerment began when she joined the NARI Women’s Beekeeping Group. Read her story and see how your donations can help fund a better existence for humans, bees and elephants all at once. |
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| Rewilding tips |
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| Rewilding: what can we do, and where do I start? Don’t get overwhelmed, get involved with these simple, practical ways you can help with sustainable, incremental change. Created in partnership with Rewilding Britain, one of our charity partners. |
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