Farmers in the Çukurca district of Hakkari, located on the Iraqi border, are taking steps to protect their rice and sesame fields from wild boar damage. These measures include scaring the animals away with strips drawn around the fields and building wooden observation posts in trees to keep watch over the fields at night. The farmers, who operate these posts for about four months until the harvest, also use flashlights and hunting rifles to ward off the animals. They obtain necessary permissions for these activities and use them to protect their crops from other wildlife such as bears and snakes.