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Kenya probes 14 elephant deaths near Amboseli, possible poisoning

7/29/2026

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Kenya Wildlife Service opened a probe into 14 elephant deaths near Amboseli National Park.
Experts are examining carcasses and have sent tissue samples to labs to test for poisoning.
KWS reports no single cause is evident and notes the dead span various ages and sexes.
The bodies, found 15–30 km from the park, are the first mass elephant deaths in decades in a poaching-curbed region that held over 2,000 elephants in 2025.

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Kenya Wildlife Service opened a probe into 14 elephant deaths near Amboseli National Park.
Experts are examining carcasses and have sent tissue samples to labs to test for poisoning.
KWS reports no single cause is evident and notes the dead span various ages and sexes.
The bodies, found 15–30 km from the park, are the first mass elephant deaths in decades in a poaching-curbed region that held over 2,000 elephants in 2025.