Spectacle of the wild as Elephants break into Taita Taveta homes to lick sugar

Tim, who died in 2019 was one of Amboseli's most famous elephants. [Amboseli Trust for elephants]

From the much romanticised 1898 Tsavo-man-eaters to the current sugar eating elephants, Taita Taveta County residents have seen it all in human-wildlife conflicts.

Other than the frequent clashes that have resulted in many deaths, injuries and destruction on both sides, the residents have also documented the uncanny eating habits among elephants.