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Some local residents say they have found their presence for two weeks. They deplore the extensive damage caused by these mammals in their plantations. “These elephants create insecurity in our village. We urge the authorities to bring them back to their home park,” pleaded Badou Koffi Eugene, one of the notables of that town.
Sikensi: Some elephants are causing extensive damage to Soukoukro
Elephants were still reported in the department Sikensi. This time, it’s in the village of Soukoukro, located 8 km from the city. In fact, three elephants broke from the evening of Monday, September 7, in cocoa plantations, rubber, teak , yam fields and cassava. Local residents say they have found their presence for two weeks. They deplore the extensive damage caused by these mammals in their plantations.
“These elephants create insecurity in our village. We urge the authorities to bring them back to their home park, ” pleaded Koffi Badou Eugene, one of the notables of that town. Producers villages Bacanou A and B, we recall, are also facing since June 2014 , the massive destruction of their crops by these animals which are themselves became hostile to human presence. Because according to them, they will not hesitate to attack in the forest, to those who want to stop them. In this situation, people had demonstrated, June 24, 2014, dissatisfaction with the sub-prefecture Sikensi, so that the competent authorities provide a suitable solution.