Along the ancient corridors beneath Kilimanjaro, fifteen elephants — most of them mothers and their young — died between June and July in Amboseli, their bodies carrying traces of cyanide traced to nearby tomato farms. Kenya's Wildlife Service has called for a formal multi-agency investigation, recognizing that what appears to be an agricultural accident may in fact be a symptom of a deeper, unresolved tension between the land's competing uses. The deaths arrive at a politically charged moment, as national and county authorities negotiate who will steward this iconic ecosystem. What is being a
Kenya links 15 elephant deaths to farm pesticide poisoning
15 elephants died from suspected pesticide poisoning; most victims were adult females and their calves, impacting breeding populations in a key conservation area.