Locals claim both male and female elephants of all ages have died.
They have also reported seeing the creatures stumbling around in circles before they die, suggesting they may have been neurologically impaired. Dr McCann said experts on the ground are not yet sure whether the substance behind the deaths is naturally-occurring or administered by humans.He added:"It could make its way to humans and that's very worrying at a time when the transmission of diseases from animals to humans is very much on people's minds because of thePeople living nearby say they have seen several more elephants looking weak, which means the number of deaths could increase further.
Elephants and eco-tourism account for a huge part of Botswana's GDP, which means this could risk an economic crisis as well as a public health one.The main threat to Africa's elephant population is poaching, but in Botswana, numbers have grown from 80,000 in the late 1990s to 130,000 in recent years.
Try China
China virus！
I have never ever felt more reluctant to press 'like' like I did for this tweet. I did it so the tweet get the traction. ☹️☹️
Seems to be missing his tusks
Probably another disease from CHINA
this is sad, we need to do something
Definately corona virus. America has already adjusted it's deaths by a million and global warming recalculation will follow
FUCK 2020
Can't they be burried?
..This is very disturbing and should be seen as a warning for us all...
It was the covid
Great news to start the day 😓
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