Months after 330 elephants inexplicably died in Botswana, officials identified the cause of the die-off: toxic bacteria in their watering holes.

Four years ago, 350 elephants died near Botswana's Okavango Delta, but the cause of their deaths was a mystery. It turns out that blue-green algae fatally poisoned them. All the elephants died between ...

The first dead elephants were discovered in May 2020. By July of that year, over 350 of the endangered animals had been found strewn lifeless across a remote region of Botswana. Global concern rose ...

A scientist conducting a survey of elephants in Botswana found the carcasses of 87 elephants killed by poachers. The discovery points to a crisis... Scientist In Botswana Finds 87 Dead Elephants That ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The sudden deaths of some 330 elephants in northwestern Botswana earlier this year may have occurred because they drank water contaminated by toxic blue-green algae, the ...

A dead elephant is seen in this undated handout image in Okavango Delta, Botswana May-June, 2020. PHOTOGRAPHS OBTAINED BY REUTERS/Handout via REUTERS The number of elephants found dead in Botswana’s ...

Hundreds of elephants that died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta probably succumbed to natural toxins, the wildlife department said Friday. Hundreds of elephants have been found dying ...

In September, conservationists in Botswana discovered 87 dead elephants, their faces hacked off and tusks missing. Poaching, the researchers warned, was on the rise. The news had international ...

Carcasses of more than 350 African elephants have been found in Botswana in recent months, but no cause of death has been determined, BBC News reports. “It’s appalling — we need to know what the hell ...

What is killing the elephants? Is it a novel pathogen or a poison? More than 350 elephants have mysteriously died in northern Botswana over the past two months, which scientists describe as a ...

HARARE, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's parks agency said a bacterial disease known as haemorrhagic septicaemia could be behind the deaths of 34 elephants, a week after Botswana blamed toxins produced ...