India, Feb. 11 -- In southern Africa, fences are used to protect cattle from diseases spread by wildlife and other livestock. However, many of these fences are broken, block the natural movement of wild animals, and can increase conflict between people and elephants.

A new study from Cornell University has suggested that removing certain parts of these fences could help keep both livestock and wildlife safer.

The paper focused on three specific sections of fencing (Northern Buffalo fence, Zambezi Border fence and Western Border fence) in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA. This area is the largest land conservation region in the world and stretches across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ...