Toxins in water kill over 300 elephants in Botswana
And in Zimbabwe, about 25 elephant carcasses were found near the country's biggest game park and authorities suspect they succumbed to a bacterial infection
21 September 2020 - 15:54
Gaborone — Toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 elephants in Botswana in 2020, officials said on Monday, announcing the result of an investigation into the deaths, which had baffled and alarmed conservationists.
Cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms common in water and sometimes found in soil. Not all produce toxins but scientists say toxic ones are occurring more frequently as climate change drives up global temperatures...
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