Sunday Abang, a 55-year-old cocoa farmer from Boki, a farming community in southeast Nigeria, used to ride his motorcycle to his farm every morning at 6 a.m. to carefully collect cocoa pods. However, his livelihood was destroyed when wildlife, including the rare Cross River gorilla with fewer than 300 surviving individuals, raided his farm one Monday morning. Abang is just one of many farmers in the region who rely on agriculture to provide for their families and pay for their children’s education, making the loss of their crops a significant concern. The expansion of farmland near protected areas has led to an increase in human-wildlife conflicts, where people and animals come into contact and result in pre-emptive or retaliatory killings that can drive species to extinction. The United Nations Environment Programme has noted that loss in annual yields, affecting the income of local farmers, is one of the direct impacts of this conflict. Along with compensation, fencing, and sensory deterrents, there is a push for practical solutions to encourage coexistence between humans and wildlife.