(Posted 11th August 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| TRT World (Turkey), August 7, 2026 |
| The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been almost completely eaten by scavengers, leaving just the skull. They are among 15 elephants that are said to have died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes in nearby farms. Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions. Farmers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants. |
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