Attempts to figure out why so many elephants are dying in Botswana

PHOTO CREDIT: PROF. RUDI VAN AARDE

There is world-wide concern about the recent death of 350 elephants in Botswana. Many theories have been put forward and research is currently underway to determine the cause/s. Conditions on the ground, difficulty in accessing laboratories and the sheer size of the problem, for example sampling hundreds of animals before they decompose, are all confounding factors.

Have a look here to see a video presentation by Dr Niall McCann, Conservation Director of National Park Rescue that was hosted by Whale Coast Conservation earlier this month.

Click here to read about a collaborative commentary by University of Pretoria academics and Dr Shahan Azeem of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Lahore.