Pesticide-sprayed tomatoes suspected to have killed 15 elephants in Kenya

BBC Science Thursday 30 July 2026, 12:14 UTC 1 min read

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Foul play is ruled out in the record number of elephant deaths for decades in this area of southern Kenya.

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