Banda Aceh, Aceh, Feb. 14 -- Authorities in East Aceh District have built nearly 80 kilometers of electric fencing in remote areas to reduce escalating conflicts between wild elephants and villagers, an official said.

Muhammad Ishak, head of Peunaron Subdistrict, said 79.92 kilometers of low-voltage "elephant shock" fencing has been installed across six villages in Peunaron and neighboring Serbajadi Subdistricts.

The project is a collaboration between the East Aceh district government, the Natural Resources Conservation Agency and the Leuser Conservation Forum, he said in East Aceh on Friday.

In Peunaron, fencing spans Sri Mulya Village for 11.5 kilometers and Arul Pinang for 30.71 kilometers.

Additional sections cover Peunaron Villag...