Elephants that died in Kenya likely poisoned by cyanide-tainted tomatoes

Fifteen elephants that died over the past month in southern Kenya are suspected to have been poisoned by tomatoes contaminated by cyanide, wildlife authorities told local media Wednesday. Authorities did not say who they suspected in the contamination of tomatoes from farms neighboring the Amboseli National Park. In the past, farmers have been suspected of deliberately poisoning elephants to prevent them from eating crops. The park in southern Kenya borders an area where farming and the raising of livestock are prevalent.

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