Elephant Deaths May be Due to ‘Novel Disease,’ Botswana Says
- Hundreds of carcasses have been found in north west of country
- Results of laboratory tests are due to be announced next week
There are about 135,000 elephants in Botswana.
Photographer: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP via Getty Images
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Botswana said a new pathogen may be responsible for the death of hundreds of elephants in the country with the world’s biggest population of the animals.