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Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the head of the wildlife department said Thursday, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact.

The landlocked southern African country has the world's largest elephant population, estimated to be around 130,000.

The latest discoveries were flagged by a wildlife conservation charity, Elephants Without Borders , whose confidential report referring to the 356 dead elephants, was leaked to the media on Wednesday.According to the report dated June 19, 2020,"70 percent of elephant carcasses were considered recent, having died about a month ago, and 30 percent of the carcasses appeared fresh, ranging from one day to two weeks old".

 

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