Friday, December 28, 2007

Tiger urine to keep away wild elephants

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Here is an interesting story from Jharkhand state of India. Over there villagers are facing a peculiar problem.The problem: Elephants wandering into Jharkhand villages attracted by the scent of an intoxicating brew (home made liquor) and then going on the rampage in the villages causing lot's of damage to the property of villagers.

The solution? Tiger urine!

The forest department is now urging villagers to store tiger urine in the hope that it will keep marauding elephants away.

'Elephants usually do not venture into areas where tigers reside. The pungent smell of the urine will deter the jumbos from entering the villages,' said Paritosh Upadhyay, district forest officer. Read more..................Tiger urine to keep away wild elephants

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