Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in Kenya
The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.Investigations are continuing, but for the time being wildlife officials have ruled out foul play.
- ▪The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.Investigations are continuing, but for the time being wildlife officials have ruled out foul play.
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Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in KenyaImage source, De Agostini Editorial / Getty ImagesImage caption, It is estimated that more than 2,000 elephants roam in and around Amboseli National ParkByRichard Kagoe and Kaleb Moges, BBC Africa, Reporting fromNairobiPublishedJust nowFifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals' carcasses.Ten of the elephants had been found with signs of paralysis and then died within two days.
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