Zimbabwe Officials Suspect Poachers Behind Deaths Of 14 Poisoned Elephants
- 9 years ago
14 elephants have been found dead in the Zimbabwe national parks of Hwange and Matsusadona over the past week, and officials suspect poachers are behind the killings.
14 elephants have been found dead in the Zimbabwe national parks of Hwange and Matusadona over the past week, and officials suspect poachers are behind the killings.
Testing of the victims revealed all had ingested cyanide.
An examination of salt licks in Hwange revealed they had been doused with the poison.
At Matusadona, the poachers laced oranges.
14 elephants have been found dead in the Zimbabwe national parks of Hwange and Matusadona over the past week, and officials suspect poachers are behind the killings.
Testing of the victims revealed all had ingested cyanide.
An examination of salt licks in Hwange revealed they had been doused with the poison.
At Matusadona, the poachers laced oranges.