The sudden deaths of some 330 elephants in Botswana earlier this year may have occurred because they drank contaminated water, local authorities say. 9News
A dead elephant lies in the bush in the OkavangThe Botswana government is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses, with 275 found in the popular Okavango Delta area of the southern African nation in recent weeks.
Both male and female elephants of all ages died, with clinical signs limited to neurologic symptoms, said Mr Taolo. The deaths happened mainly near seasonal water pans and did not spread beyond the initially affected region, he said. "Neurologic signs were reversed in an animal receiving an opiate antagonist during field immobilization, suggesting the clinical signs arose from some process affecting the animal's neurologic receptors," said Taolo.
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