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Mass Elephant Deaths in Botswana Caused By Bacteria Toxin In Waterholes

  • At least 330 elephants died from the toxin, government says
  • Botswana has the world’s biggest population of the animals
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The sudden death of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, which has the world’s biggest population of the animals, was due to a neurotoxin in water holes, according to scientists.