{
  "id": 19960339,
  "title": "Spicy ping-pong balls and flaming dung keep elephants at bay in Zimbabwe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/spicy-ping-pong-balls-and-flaming-dung-keep-elephants-at-bay-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:18:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/spicy-ping-pong-balls-and-flaming-dung-keep-elephants-at-bay-in-zimbabwe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On the front line of the human-elephant conflict, coming up with non-lethal methods of protecting crops means getting creative. In one village in Zimbabwe, a multilayered approach is taken – first a fence covered in chili infused rags and chili powder traps, if that fails elephant dung covered in chili oil is set alight, finally […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}