Zimbabwe Suspects Bacterial Disease Behind Elephant Deaths

Zimbabwe Suspects Bacterial Disease Behind Elephant Deaths
A group of elephants are seen near a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, on Oct. 23, 2019. Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters
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HARARE—Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called haemorrhagic septicaemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the park’s authority said.

The elephant deaths, which began in late August, come soon after hundreds of elephants died in neighboring Botswana in mysterious circumstances.