Mysterious elephant deaths in Kenya raise questions around pesticides
Image caption, The 15 elephants were found dead outside the Amboseli National Park between June and JulyThe chief vet of Kenya's Wildlife Service, Dr Isaac Lekolool, told us that they had found traces of cyanide in samples taken from the elephants' stomachs."The tomato farms are found in the Kimana area, which is part of a corridor between Amboseli National Park and the Tsavo National Park in the south of Kenya.
Image source, Getty ImagesByThomas MukhwanaAfrica correspondentReporting fromAmboseliNews that the recent deaths of 15 elephants may have been caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops surrounding Amboseli National Park has raised concerns and questions in Kenya.
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