Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are turning to Donning Bear Costumes to keep stray cattle and monkeys away from their crops. Ram Niwas, a farmer from Lakhimpur Kheri district, bought the costume for INR700 ($9) and found it more effective than scarecrows or fencing. After successfully scaring off the animals, he has been hired by other farmers to protect their crops. Stray animals are a major problem for farmers in the region, causing damage to crops and impacting incomes. The state government has allocated land for a cow sanctuary to address the issue.

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