More than 350 elephants mysteriously drop dead after being seen walking in circles
dailystar.co.ukFREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxMore than 350 elephants have mysteriously died in a "conservation disaster" in Botswana.By the end of May 169 elephant deaths had been reported in the Okavango Delta, and by mid-June that number had more than doubled.Some 70% of the deaths were clustered around waterholes, according to reports.
Elephants of all ages and both sexes have died.Locals witnessed some elephants walking around in circles before they died, an indication of neurological damage.While the Botswana government has yet to test any samples from the areas, two main theories for the fatalities have been proposed: poisoning, or an unknown pathogen.Anthrax was first considered a.
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