KWS named cyanide poisoning as the reason for the mass death of elephants in Kenya

Cyanide poisoning is likely to have caused the mass death of elephants in Kenya near Amboseli National Park. This was reported on July 29 by the Citizen Digital portal with reference to the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS).

"Over the past month, 15 elephants have died in the ecosystem of Amboseli National Park, dying from cyanide poisoning after ingesting pesticides sprayed on nearby tomato plantations," the publication says.

According to a statement by KWS CEO Erastus Kanga, poisoning with agricultural chemicals is evidenced by a preliminary laboratory analysis of samples taken from animal carcasses.

According to the portal, the Kimana Reserve suffered the greatest losses: five adult females and one cub died here in a short period of time.

"Kimana is one of the main tomato growing areas in Kajiado County," the newspaper writes.

It is clarified that experts continue to closely monitor the elephant herds as part of a further investigation into the causes of their poisoning.

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Portal Kenyans.co.ke The day before, he reported that at least 16 elephants had been killed near Amboseli National Park in Kenya over the past two to three weeks. There are individuals of different genders and ages among the dead animals. Park veterinarians were involved in determining the causes of death.