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Tag: Kenya

Africa’s poison ‘apple’ provides common ground for elephants and livestock

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Catherine Zandonella

AFRICAN WILDLIFE OFTEN RUN AFOUL of ranchers securing food and water resources for their animals, but the interests of fauna and farmer might finally be unified by the “Sodom apple,” a toxic invasive plant that Continue Reading →

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Posted in 2014-15, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, International, National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences, News Features 2014 | Tagged Africa, agricuture, elephants, impala, invasive species, Kenya, sodom apple, wildlife
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