Kenya arrests four people during probe into 18 elephant deaths
- Four suspects have been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, where officials also seized various materials including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry said.
- A spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday that the four individuals have since been released on bail.
- Early laboratory test results indicate the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the ministry stated on Saturday, following earlier suggestions of cyanide poisoning linked to eating pesticide-contaminated tomatoes from farms bordering Amboseli Nati
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- Four suspects have been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, where officials also seized various materials including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry said.
- A spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday that the four individuals have since been released on bail.
- Early laboratory test results indicate the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the ministry stated on Saturday, following earlier suggestions of cyanide poisoning linked to eating pesticide-contaminated tomatoes from farms bordering Amboseli Nati
Sources: The Independent