Eleven Elephants Die In Zimbabwe, Parks Authority Says Anthrax Suspected Cause
Umer Jamshaid Published August 29, 2020 | 07:37 PM
Investigation into the deaths of 11 elephants in Zimbabwe is ongoing, with veterinaries suspecting anthrax as one of the probable causes, Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), said on Saturday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th August, 2020) Investigation into the deaths of 11 elephants in Zimbabwe is ongoing, with veterinaries suspecting anthrax as one of the probable causes, Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), said on Saturday.
Earlier this week, Zimparks said that 11 elephants were found dead in the town of Hwange in the country's northwest.
"The elephants were found dead in Pandamasue Forests not in Hwange. @Zimparks suspects anthrax. Vet doctors are on the ground," Farawo wrote on Twitter.
Neighboring Botswana also recently witnesses a number of unexplained deaths of the country's elephants. The first deaths were reported in northern Botswana on May 11. By July, the number rose to 350. The exact cause of the mass deaths is not yet known. According to previous media reports, since all the elephants were found untouched, poaching was ruled out. Further investigation revealed that the deaths were neither the result of anthrax nor poisoning by people. The pattern of their deaths suggests that the mammals may have been neurologically impaired.
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