Passageway Seeks to Lead Elephants Away From Perennial Combat Zones.

Byline: Ashley Lime

The completion of an elephant corridor to the north of Mt Kenya is set to end frequent human-wildlife conflict.

The 28-kilometre elephant corridor has an electrified game-proof fence that aims at providing a safe passageway for elephants in the northern part of Mount Kenya National Park.

This being the first of its kind in Kenya, efforts to reduce human-wildlife conflict that has characterised the area for long may soon bear fruit.

According to Virgin Atlantic country manager David Rose, the initiative aims at ensuring long-term survival of the elephant population in the Mt Kenya region.

"Around 2,000 elephants will …