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Tsavo drought leaves 78 elephants dead

Elephants

A herd of elephants at Tsavo National Park.

Photo credit: Pool

By  Lucy Mkanyika

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Officials fear the ecosystem will record more deaths should pasture and water crisis persist.
  • Animals are fleeing Tsavo National Park, leading to a surge in human-wildlife conflict.

Kenya lost 78 elephants in nine months between 2021 and this year to drought in the Tsavo ecosystem.

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary (CS) Najib Balala said the elephants died between last July and April this year. 

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