(Posted 24th August 2026)
Courtesy of African Elephant News
| Stanley Ngotho, Daily Nation (Kenya), August 23, 2026 |
| A three-day intensive multi-agency operation in the Amboseli ecosystem has led to the arrest of four farmers, three men and a woman, suspected of involvement in the poisoning of elephants, as the death toll rises to 18. A range of toxic substances suspected to have been smuggled into the country from a neighbouring country has also been seized as investigators intensify efforts to solve the animals’ mass death paradox. The operation was conducted by a team comprising KWS, DCI and NIS personnel. |
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