Kenyan farmers reject cyanide claims after 15 elephants die in Amboseli

Farmers bordering Kenya's Amboseli National Park have denied using cyanide after 15 elephants died from suspected poisoning. Wildlife authorities say preliminary tests detected cyanide, but investigations are continuing to determine its source and concentration.

Farmers in Kenya's Kimana area that neighbors Amboseli National Park are disputing claims that 16 elephants died of cyanide poisoning saying the toxin is not present in the pesticides they use

Fifteen elephants died of suspected cyanide poisoning in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park after eating tomatoes in nearby farms.

Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions.

Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 16 elephants  apnews.com