)
Elephants and . . . bees?
Elephants and people often clash over food and water. In open habitats—areas where no fences exist between national parks and farms – elephants frequently wander into farmers’ cornfields and eat their crops. Sometimes they’ll eat a whole year’s worth of a family’s food in one night, explains Caitlin O’Connell in The Elephant Scientist. As you can imagine, this makes farmers angry – so angry, some resort to killing the elephants. Fortunately, many people are working to resolve the human-elephant conflict, including one researcher who has come with a creative solution that has everybody buzzing: Bees!
by Donna Jackson
About Donna Jackson
Donna M. Jackson is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for children and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. When she’s not writing about pachyderms and the scientists who study them, Donna enjoys reading, skiing, gardening, hiking in the mountains, and spending time with her family. She lives in Colorado. Learn more about Donna at her website: www.donnamjackson.net.
Recent Notes:
- Follow Along As We Storm Chase In Tornado Alley
- Is It Tornado Season Where You Live?
- Ultima Journey Update
- Fall 2018 Osprey Update!
- All Hands on Deck to Support the Southern Residents
- Ospreys in Missoula: Spring 2018 Update
- SLJ Interview Gives Readers a Behind the Scenes Look
- Crows Aren’t the Only Smart Birds in Town
- Big News for Scientist in the Field Scott Dowd
- NEW RESOURCE FOR STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING