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Tolstoy the elephant roams the southern Kenyan wilderness.

He has survived droughts and illegal ivory hunters for almost 50 years.

However, he now faces an even more dangerous threat: the avocado.

The popularity of avocados in wealthy countries has increased year after year.

Last year, agricultural business KiliAvo Fresh was given permission to plant avocados on Kenyan land which it bought from the local Maasai people.

The planned farm is close to a national park where many elephants live.

Environmental groups say the farm will have a huge impact on the elephants.

Daniel Ole Sambu from the Big Life Foundation is concerned about where the elephants will reproduce.

In recent years, demand for avocados has increased Kenyan exports.

Profits have reached $17 million a year.

However, KiliAvo's massive new farm has caused anger among the locals.

Samuel Kaanki believes KiliAvo's success would lead to even more land being sold to avocado businesses.

After pressure from Kenya's environmental agency, the farm was ordered to stop working last September while the government examines the situation.

However, despite this, planting continues.

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