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Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants

Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
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The carcass of one elephant lies on a dusty road, while another has been almost completely eaten by scavengers, leaving just the skull. They are among 15 elephants that died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes in nearby farms. Investigations are...

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