Seven elephant carcasses discovered at Hwange National Park

SEVEN ELEPHANT CARCASSES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED AT HWANGE NATIONAL PARK NEAR THE BOTSWANA BORDER WITH INVESTIGATIONS TO ESTABLISH WHAT COULD HAVE LED TO THE DEATH OF THE JUMBOS UNDERWAY.
THE CARCASSES OF THE SEVEN JUMBOS WERE DISCOVERED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON BY ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (ZIMPARKS) AND ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE ON A PATROL OF THE GAME RESERVE NEAR THE BOTSWANA BORDER.
IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE SEVEN ELEPHANTS WITH CYANIDE POISONING OR ANTHRAX SUSPECTED TO HAVE LED TO THE DEATH OF THE JUMBOS.
A DELEGATION COMPRISING OFFICIALS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY (EMA), ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE AND ZIMPARKS HAS SINCE VISITED THE SITE TO CARRYOUT PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS.
ACCORDING TO SOURCES CLOSE TO THE DEVELOPMENT, THE ELEPHANTS WERE NOT DEHORNED AND SUSPECTED TO HAVE DIED A FEW DAYS AGO.