Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
- KIMANA, Kenya -- The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been almost completely eaten by scavengers, leaving just the skull.
- They are among 15 elephants that died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes in nearby farms.
- Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
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- KIMANA, Kenya -- The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been almost completely eaten by scavengers, leaving just the skull.
- They are among 15 elephants that died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes in nearby farms.
- Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
Sources: The Independent, ABC News