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15 Elephants Die in Suspected Cyanide Poisoning
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Fifteen elephants have died in southern Kenya after apparently ingesting cyanide, suspected to have been used on nearby tomato farms.
- Preliminary tests by the Kenya Wildlife Service detected cyanide traces in the elephant carcasses, with some showing signs of partial paralysis before death.
- The deaths occurred between June 24 and July 24 near Kimana Sanctuary and Kuku Group Ranch, close to Amboseli National Park, home to over 1,600 elephants.
- Officials found tomato remnants in one elephant's stomach, raising concerns that contaminated crops may be the source of the poisoning.
- Kenya Wildlife Service warned that cyanide poisoning could also threaten local livestock such as cattle and goats grazing near the affected farms.
