This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

What does a normal night look like?

There is no normal night. Some nights we sit and wait. Other nights we are called because elephants are in someone's farm and we have to move them before people get hurt or the crop is gone.

Do your neighbours support the work?

Some do. Some do not, and I understand why. If you lose your harvest, you are not thinking about tourism. Our job is to show that we are there for them too.