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Protestors Clamor for Action After Multiple Fatal Elephant Attacks in Kerala’s Wayanad District

WAYANAD, India – A hartal in Kerala’s Wayanad district turned violent on Saturday as protestors demanded a lasting solution to the issue of escalating threat from wild animals. The strike was called by major political parties in response to the death of a man by a herd of wild elephants, marking the third such death in less than a month in the district. The Congress-led United Democratic Front, the Left Democratic Front, and the Bharatiya …

Elephant Attacks Spark Violent Protests in Wayanad as Rahul Gandhi Rushes to Kerala

Wayanad, Kerala – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has departed for his constituency in Wayanad, Kerala, following a violent district-wide strike over man-animal conflicts in the region. The strike, called by opposition parties, turned violent on Saturday, prompting Gandhi to return urgently. Gandhi had been in Uttar Pradesh for his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ but is now headed to Wayanad after another man was killed by a wild elephant near Kuruva island on Friday. This incident …

Bacterium Responsible for Mass Elephant Deaths Finally Identified, Study Finds

In Zimbabwe, scientists have recently made a breakthrough in solving the mystery behind the deaths of 35 elephants that occurred between August and November of 2020. Initially suspected to be poisoning or poaching, investigators quickly ruled out these causes, leaving the cause of death a mystery. The absence of dead scavengers and untouched tusks further deepened the puzzle. However, a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications has identified the culprit as the bacterium …

Zimbabwe Elephant Deaths Revealed: New Findings Uncover Deadly Bacterium as Culprit

A wildlife veterinarian in north-west Zimbabwe made a shocking discovery in late August 2020 when he found a group of dead elephants suspected to have died from anthrax. As he was gathering samples, another five dead elephants were discovered the next day in the hot Zimbabwean sun. This marked the beginning of a mysterious wave of elephant deaths in the area. The concern escalated when poaching, starvation, and anthrax were ruled out as the cause …