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A group of elephants prepare to cross a road as oncoming headlights can be seen in the distance.
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Elephants and humans could be headed for a collision in Southern Africa as climate change and bears down and more land comes under cultivation.

Human expansion will fuel more conflict with elephants without careful planning

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