Foul play is ruled out in the record number of elephant deaths for decades in this area of southern Kenya.
At least 15 elephants have died from exposure to a suspected poison in the Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya over a four-week period, the country’s nature conservation authorities reported on Wednesday. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said the animals had died in the park, which lies along the border with Tanzania, between June 24 and July 24. The nearby Kimana Conservancy and the Kuku Ranch area have also been affected. The KWS said that 10 of the 15 elephants showed similar symptoms,...
It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.
The animals might have accidentally slipped into the river following extremely high rainfall and died due to the impacts of the fall, according to the report
Despite a ₹7.20 crore investment by the Forest department in wildlife mitigation measures like trenches and electric fencing, the elephant breached these defences, raising serious concerns about their effectiveness.