Kenya hunts for toxin link after 15 Amboseli elephant deaths

Kenya’s wildlife service is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants in Amboseli National Park, with 10 showing partial paralysis before dying within two days and five carcasses too decomposed for cause assessment. The victims were mostly females and calves, and the deaths occurred in the Kimana sanctuary and Kuku ranch areas. Preliminary tests found a potential toxic substance, while other analyses were negative; further environmental and water-source investigations are underway. Officials say there is no evidence the illness could affect humans, and Amboseli hosts roughly 2,000 elephants amid ongoing conservation concerns.