At least 20 elephants died in Kenya, theory of cyanide poisoning contested
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Since the end of June, at least 19 elephants, especially females and young pachyderms, have died in Kenya after presenting all the same symptoms, specifically partial paralysis that prevented them from standing up. “They walk and breathe with difficulty, they are agitated,” describes Patrick Papatiti, head of operations of the community lands of Olgului, which house the reserve of Kitenden B, the place where one of the pachydermos agonizes, acco…
Initial tests suggested cyanide poisoning from pesticides used on nearby farmlands. However, wildlife experts say this is unlikely, as other animals feeding on elephant carcasses show no signs of poisoning. According to Patrick Papatiti, operations manager of the Olgulului Community Area, the elephants had difficulty walking and breathing, and were restless, before becoming unable to stand. "They lay there until they died. Sometimes you could se…
Lying on the ground, Genghis Khan fights in vain to get up, getting just to spin. He will soon become the 20th pachyderm in the region of Amboseli, Kenya, succumbing to a mysterious disease. Tipping over him, veterinarians inject glucose, a palliative measure given the lack of answers about what is wrong with this 11-year-old male, whose eyes are red and who fights to breathe. He will die less than a week later.
At least 20 elephants died in Kenya, theory of cyanide poisoning contested
In Kenya, wildlife experts are pushing back over the theory that blames 20 mysterious elephant deaths on cyanide poisoning from pesticides used on nearby farmland. Laurent Berstecher explains.
A young elephant has been dying for almost a week in front of the helpless veterinarians. At least twenty pachyderms have already succumbed to the death of... Read article The puzzle of elephants who die one by one in southern Kenya appeared first on Le Singulier.
Bent on him, veterinarians inject him glucose, palliative derisory, for lack of knowing what kills this 11-year-old male with red eyes, who struggles to breathe.The elephant herds have made the fame of this area of savannah...
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