Cyanide in tomato pesticide killed 15 elephants, Kenyan officials suspect

Kenyan officials suspect cyanide-laced pesticide, applied to tomato crops, killed fifteen elephants in southern Kenya, according to BBC World. It's the highest elephant death toll the region has seen in decades, and authorities have ruled out foul play, pointing instead toward accidental poisoning.

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