[moptar]

That's not why we do conservation. We do it because we don't want the bears and other species to become extinct. In ongoing cases of people vs large mammals, the people always win. This kind of thing can't be a long term problem. Eventually the bears will die back to a sustainable population living away from people.

[thaumasiotes]

> In ongoing cases of people vs large mammals, the people always win.

Except in Africa, where elephants are often an unmanageable menace to human communities.

[pvaldes]

Also in Africa and same with elephants. At least 20,000 were killed for ivory in 2015 and are in serious decline, as lions, rhinos and other big fauna from Africa

[unabridged]

I think a large trench around your village would be enough to stop any elephants.

[thaumasiotes]

Elephants eliminate African villages by eating their crops, not by destroying their houses.