Wildlife officials in Kenya said on Thursday that 15 elephants found dead this month in one of the country's best-known wildlife parks were likely poisoned by cyanide.
Authorities said the poison likely originated from pesticides used on farms. The elephants lived in Amboseli National Park near the Tanzanian border.
Kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson Duncan Juma Wanyama told the AFP news agency that investigators suspect the elephants ate tomatoes contaminated with "very strong pesticides."
Officials say tomatoes were found in the stomachs of several elephants from the same herd. The animals were likely attracted to unripe plants growing on nearby farms, Wanyama added.
Unclear whether poisoning was deliberate
