Condoms Filled with Chili Powder and Firecrackers Teach Elephants to Stay Away

[rangerrebew]

Condoms Filled with Chili Powder and Firecrackers Teach Elephants to Stay Away
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer | August 23, 2016 07:14am ET

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Condoms Filled with Chili Powder and Firecrackers Teach Elephants to Stay Away
Villagers would use spears to move the elephants out of the crop fields, injuring and potentially killing the animals.
Credit: The Nature Conservancy

Conservationists are filling condoms with chili powder and firecrackers … to keep elephants away.

This scare tactic, part of a multistep alarm system, has been developed to protect farmland and villages from elephants, without harming the animals. Honeyguide Foundation, with support from The Nature Conservancy, has been training villagers to use the alarm system, and though unconventional, the chili condoms have already shown promise.

In northern Tanzania, the area around Tarangire National Park where elephants live has seen substantial civilization growth since the park was established in 1970. According to Matthew Brown, Africa region conservation director for The Nature Conservancy, the population density has more than doubled and much of the grasslands surrounding the park are being converted to farmland. [Elephant Images: The Biggest Beasts on Land]

http://www.livescience.com/55849-chili-powder-firecracker-condoms-scare-elephants.html

[Oceander]

I don't even want to start with the crude jokes.

[rangerrebew]

Will hanging them all over the District of Corruption keep the Clintons away?

[bigheadfred]

I don't even want to start with the crude jokes.

Then throw out some with some sophistication.

[politicalwit]

Lets' see  We've got elephants, chili powder, fireworks and condoms...now all we need is beer  and music    Let the party begin...give those elephants a night they'll never forget.

[bigheadfred]

Lets' see  We've got elephants, chili powder, fireworks and condoms...now all we need is beer  and music    Let the party begin...give those elephants a night they'll never forget.

@Oceander @rangerrebew @geronl

"I'm having a party and you are invited. There's going to be fireworks,  food, music, dancing, fighting, beer, and sex." "Who is going to be there?" "Just the two of us."

[anymouse]

"Condoms, Chili Powder, Firecrackers and Elephants"
Wasn't that a Trumpbart headline during the RNC convention? ;)
I knew that it would be a dumpster fire, didn't know that it would be a full-blown Trump party. ;)

[Smokin Joe]

Will hanging them all over the District of Corruption keep the Clintons away?

I doubt it. They'd probably enjoy hanging elephants.