Still Waters Posted May 20, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Botswana is investigating the mysterious death of 56 elephants in the last two months. Authorities have ruled out poaching, as all carcasses were found intact. The country's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says 12 elephants were found dead last week in villages in the Okavango Delta panhandle. In March, 44 animals died. Wildlife officer Dimakatso Ntsebe downplayed the possibility of farmers poisoning the elephants, who tend to eat and stomp on crops. https://www.voanews.com/africa/botswana-probes-death-56-elephants 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rashore Posted June 17, 2020 Popular Post #2 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Quote Over 150 elephants have mysteriously died in Botswana over the past few months. Both poaching and poisoning have been ruled out, leaving wildlife officials scratching their hands over the course of the ongoing deaths. Regional wildlife authorities have reported at least 154 elephants have died over the previous two months in the wildlife-rich swamps of Okavango Delta in Botswana, Reuters reports. The carcasses were found intact, suggesting they were not poached for their tusks or meat. There was also no evidence of poisoning, which can occur where there is human-animal conflict, or anthrax, a bacteria commonly found in soil that’s known to infect wildlife in the area. https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/over-150-elephants-have-died-in-mysterious-circumstances-in-botswana/?fbclid=IwAR2J-8Lfbtxb6A4CzCUQxBhHF5zyXluRtzrDBhooctHe3NZ1hj_6uqVJ_Qk 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistman Posted June 17, 2020 #3 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Oh no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted June 18, 2020 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Aliens are to blame! It must be a elephant mutilation! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted June 18, 2020 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Damn, but nowhere to see if others big mammals are falling too ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted June 19, 2020 #6 Share Posted June 19, 2020 The elephants have Covid-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted July 1, 2020 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/more-than-350-elephants-dead-in-mysterious-mass-die-off-botswana-aoe More than 350 elephants have died in northern Botswana in a mysterious mass die-off described by scientists as a “conservation disaster”. A cluster of elephant deaths was first reported in the Okavango Delta in early May, with 169 individuals dead by the end of the month. By mid June, the number had more than doubled, with 70% of the deaths clustered around waterholes, according to local sources who wish to remain anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted September 21, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Update: Botswana: Mystery elephant deaths caused by cyanobacteria Quote Toxins made by microscopic algae in water caused the previously unexplained deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, wildlife officials say. Botswana is home to a third of Africa's declining elephant population. The alarm was raised when elephant carcasses were spotted in the country's Okavango Delta between May and June. Officials say a total of 330 elephants are now known to have died from ingesting cyanobacteria https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54234396 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted September 24, 2020 #9 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) On 9/21/2020 at 9:31 AM, Still Waters said: Update: Botswana: Mystery elephant deaths caused by cyanobacteria Just strange that other mammals have not been found dead nearby. Probably they protected their water hole until death so not a lot of other mammals drank in them ? Edited September 24, 2020 by Jon the frog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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