A total of 26 elephants have died in Maasai Mara in the past three months, 11 of them may have been poisoned according to the Mara Elephant Project report. SEPTEMBERDuring this period, the Project reported three unknown elephant deaths. The report noted that during the post-mortems conducted by KWS vet there was no indication of disease. All ranger units are looking for any signs while out on their daily patrols of sick elephants, elephants that are sluggish or not eating and drinking along with the herd, in hopes of intervening before it’s too late. "The Mara elephant deaths account for almost 42 per cent of the total elephant deaths through December," the report read.

Source: The Star December 19, 2018 06:14 UTC