Climate change is rapidly changing how humans and wildlife coexist. For farmers and agriculturalists in Asia and Africa, this includes coexistence with elephants, a multifaceted problem involving sustainability, economic fairness, environmental justice, and adapting agriculture. Karen Bailey, assistant professor of environmental studies and IBS Fellow, and CU Boulder Ph.D. student in environmental science, Tyler Nuckols, partner with researchers and conservation groups around the world to study conflict between agriculturalists and elephants. On World Elephant Day, they share more about solutions to these conflicts with Rachel Sauer on the CU Arts and Sciences Magazine.
![A herd of elephants walk down a dirt road, three babies and four adult elephants.](https://ibs.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Image-70-scaled.jpeg)