As if poaching and drought aren’t enough, now Zim ellies are threatened by toxins

In just more than a month, 34 elephants have died, with wildlife authorities blaming toxic micro-organisms

29 September 2020 - 20:06 By MacDonald Dzirutwe

Zimbabwe plans to send brain tissue samples from dead elephants to the US to test for toxic micro-organisms blamed for hundreds of their deaths in neighbouring Botswana, the parks authority said...

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