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350 Elephants Die Mysteriously In Botswana

July 2, 2020 5:56 pm

Hundreds of elephants have mysteriously dropped dead in Botswana in what is being described as a ‘conservation disaster’.

More than 350 elephants have died from unknown causes, with aerial photos showing their carcasses scattered across the Okavango Delta and other northern parts of the country.

The first unusual deaths were reported in May when 169 elephants died in a short period at the Okavango Delta, a marshy and lush wildlife habitat.

That number had almost doubled by mid June, with 70 per cent of the deaths occurring around waterholes, according to local sources.

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Hungry, Chained Thai Tourist Elephants Face Crisis

March 31, 2020 6:27 pm

Underfed and chained up for endless hours, many elephants working in Thailand’s tourism sector may starve, be sold to zoos or be shifted into the illegal logging trade, campaigners warn, as the coronavirus decimates visitor numbers.

Before the virus, life for the kingdom’s estimated 2,000 elephants working in tourism was already stressful, with abusive methods often used to ‘break them’ into giving rides and performing tricks at money-spinning animal shows.

With global travel paralysed the animals are unable to pay their way, including the 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of food a day a captive elephant needs to survive.

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250 Elephants Sighted In Boko Haram’s Battlefield In Borno

December 27, 2019 10:27 am

About 250 elephants have been sighted in Borno, close to the borders with Cameroon and Chad by the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service, UNHAS.

The elephants were spotted moving across the forest of Rann, Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to RFI, it is the first reported sighting of elephants in the region since the Boko Haram insurgency began a decade ago.

The report said further that “hundreds of elephants used to migrate through the region up until a decade ago at around the time Boko Haram began fighting to establish an Islamic state.

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Over 100 Elephants Die In Botswana In Suspected Anthrax

October 23, 2019 11:57 am

More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government has said.“Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants are dying from anthrax, whilst some died from drought effects,” a Department of Wildlife and National Parks statement said.

“Due to the severe drought, elephants end up ingesting soil while grazing and get exposed to the anthrax bacteria spore,” it said.

Elephants Without Borders said an aerial survey showed fresh elephant carcasses increased by 59 percent between 2014 and 2018, mostly from poaching and illegal hunting with drought also a contributing

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