Traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife officials say animals from the park, Nigeria's largest, have been crossing the Cameroon border to eat crops. Village chiefs say some farmers responded by killing the protected animals and were arrested by Nigerian rangers.
Villagers on Cameroon's northern border with Nigeria say hunger looms in their villages after wildlife destroyed several maize fields, leaving farmers devastated.
The villagers say Ngoum, Katarko, Mayo Foorou and Mayo Lelewal, all villages in Banyo, a commercial, farming and cattle ranching district, were hit hardest by the damage.Yahya says within the past two months, animals from Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park have been causing havoc in Cameroonian border villages. He says lions from the park kill and eat cattle and sheep while elephants and primates ravage maize farms.
Cameroon wildlife officials say July was a period of harvest and animals from Nigeria's park were attracted by the yields. Villagers said they killed many animals. Wildlife officials attest that animals were killed, but say they do not know the number.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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