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Cyanide Found in 15 Dead Elephants Near Kenya's Amboseli Park

Preliminary tests found cyanide in elephants that likely ate pesticide-sprayed tomatoes from farms bordering the park.

Why it mattersThis is the first mass elephant death on this scale recorded in the Amboseli region in decades, despite successful anti-poaching work there. It puts a sharp spotlight on the risk elephants face as farmland expands into the wildlife corridors they rely on for food and water.