Fifteen elephants were found dead outside Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, with some of the animals showing signs of partial paralysis that was likely caused by poisoning.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) found traces of cyanide in early samples collected from the elephants’ carcasses, which suggests they may have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticide from nearby farms, The Guardian reported.
The devastating incident raises concern over expanding farmland near national parks just as conservation efforts by Kenyan authorities were starting to pay off.
Tragedy at Amboseli
The recent deaths occurred in the…
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