Poisoning deaths of 350 elephants linked to climate change
With no evidence of poaching, the mystery of sudden mass elephant deaths deepened. As the death toll rose to an alarming 350, a theory started to surface. Could toxic algae blooming in the elephants’ watering holes be responsible?
Botswana's elephant mystery: Climate change and toxic blooms
Scientists from the United Kingdom are closing in on solving the mystery of the mass death of 350 elephants in Botswana in 2020. Satellite data analysis suggests that toxins from cyanobacteria and climate change are possible causes,
Satellite evidence points to climate-induced poisoning of over 300 African elephants
A study led by King's College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.
Climate Change Driven Algal Blooms Linked to Mass Elephant Deaths in Botswana
A study by King's College London reveals that toxic algal blooms, possibly intensified by climate change, caused the mysterious mass deaths of over 350 elephants in Botswana in 2020. The study used satellite data to correlate algae growth in waterholes with the regions where elephants died.
Climate change linked to mass poisoning of hundreds of elephants
While cyanobacteria were among the suggested causes of the mass elephant deaths in 2020, evidence tying the microbes to the event was limited. Poaching, drought and infection by other bacteria were also suggested causes, but restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that investigation on the ground was limited.
Mass elephant deaths of 2020 in Africa possibly due to climate-induced poisoning study finds
Climate change may have induced a poisoning in water that elephants drank, thereby causing mass deaths in 2020 in Botswana, Africa, according to a new study that provided satellite evidence. In May and June 2020,
Hundreds of endangered African elephants suddenly died. New evidence finds a link to climate change
“Botswana is home to a third of all African elephants ... especially during the period between May and June when the elephants were first spotted. Elephant bodies that were decayed were more scattered than those that had died later in the months-long ...
Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off
A new study has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana during 2020 were the result of drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations had exploded due to climate change.
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New study links Botswana’s 2022 elephant die-Off to toxic algal blooms
In 2022, 350 African elephant carcasses were found in the northeastern sector of Botswana, known as the eastern Okavango ...
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Mass Elephant Die-Off in Botswana Likely Due to Algae Poisoning, Satellites Show
A mass die-off of African elephants in Botswana in 2020 has been linked to toxic algae in watering holes in a new study.
Southern African countries in bid to fight UK anti-hunting bill
Representatives from the six nations have now requested a meeting with British government officials to discuss the issue.
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Only the south remains for African elephants
More than 70% of the remaining African elephants are concentrated in southern African countries, particularly Botswana and Zimbabwe.