Explorer and conservationist Dr Niall McCann told the BBC colleagues in the region had spotted the first of the new carcasses in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.“This is totally unprecedented in terms of numbers of elephants dying in a single event unrelated to drought,” Dr McCann told the broadcaster.
He added there could be something attacking the elephant’s neurological systems, suggested by the fact many of the dead elephants were observed dropping onto their faces.An elephant lies dead at the edge of a waterhole.Until the tests come back there’s no way to say for sure why the animals were dying, meaning scientists are unable to rule out the possibility of a disease in the elephants, potentially borne out of the water and soil.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature , there are only around 415,000 African elephants remaining.In February, Botswana controversially auctioned off licenses to hunt elephants, but the hunting season that was meant to begin in April has been put on hold because of the pandemic.
Where’s Meghan Markle has anyone called her? Meghan where are you? go and save the elephants .. use some of Harry’s money .. you will need to save, no hair & makeup, expensive clothes, shoes, teeth veneers, botox, fillers, shin & anus bleaching, the elephants need you! Run megs
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