Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS) is a biologically rich protected area that supports endangered species such as Bengal tiger and Asian elephant, while also being home to over 450 households. Human-wildlife conflict, particularly elephant crop raiding, has emerged as one of the most pressing threats to rural livelihoods.

In communities like Laptsazor, repeated elephant incursions have forced farmers to abandon cultivable farmland, driving down agricultural production and deepening food insecurity. In response, nearly a mile of electric fencing was installed to protect almost five hectares of agricultural land belonging to two households, creating the conditions for farmers to return to fields that elephant pressure had forced them to abandon.

A second intervention followed the same protective logic: in Chukarpo, Lower Langchenphu, approximately 0.3 miles of electric fencing was installed to safeguard more than 15 hectares of farmland relied upon by 18 households. A new municipal border wall was built in Chukarpo bordering farmland between Bhutan and India. This wall blocked the traditional migration route of elephants between the two countries, leaving only one corridor open and exposing farmland to intrusion. Once elephants enter the cultivated area through this opening, they have limited options for exit. They often either retrace their path or move through the entire cropland, causing extensive crop damage before entering the nearby village. This has significantly increased the risk of human-elephant conflict and threatens the livelihoods of farming households. The new fencing was installed along the open corridor to redirect elephants from the farmland, preventing damage and creating a more direct and safer route for elephant passage.