Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected in deaths of 15 elephants in southern Kenya

Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected in deaths of 15 elephants in southern Kenya

Fifteen elephants have been found dead in a southern Kenyan conservancy, in what officials describe as the largest single wildlife mortality event in the area in decades. Early investigations point to pesticide contamination rather than poaching as the likely cause, raising fresh concerns over the intersection of agriculture and wildlife conservation in the region. According […]

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