Summary:
The much-awaited drone to be inducted by the department will emit the buzz of the bee to ward off wild elephants. The buzz of the honey bee had proven a natural mitigation measure to ward off wild elephants entering human habitations. Apart from the buzzing sound of bees, sting by disturbed bees also chases wild elephants away. Other than Coimbatore, the Forest Department plans to use drones for similar measures in Kodaikanal, Tirunelveli, Hosur and Gudalur. more-inTo avert human-elephant conflict, the Forests Department in Coimbatore Division has decided to use what the elephants dread: the buzz of the honey bee..