{"id":78509,"date":"2020-09-29T22:42:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/zimbabwe-suspects-bacterial-disease-behind-elephant-deaths\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T22:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:42:35","slug":"zimbabwe-suspects-bacterial-disease-behind-elephant-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zimbabwe-suspects-bacterial-disease-behind-elephant-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"#Zimbabwe suspects bacterial disease behind elephant deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Zimbabwe suspects bacterial disease behind elephant deaths<\/strong>”
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\n HARARE \u2013 Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called hemorrhagic septicemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said.<\/p>\n

The elephant deaths, which began in late August, come soon after hundreds of elephants died in neighboring Botswana in mysterious circumstances.<\/p>\n

Officials in Botswana were initially at a loss to explain the elephant deaths there but have since blamed toxins produced by another type of bacterium.<\/p>\n

Experts say Botswana and Zimbabwe could be home to roughly half of the continent\u2019s 400,000 elephants, often targeted by poachers.<\/p>\n

Elephants in Botswana and parts of Zimbabwe are at historically high levels, but elsewhere on the continent \u2014 especially in forested areas \u2014 many populations are severely depleted, said Chris Thouless, head of research at Save the Elephants.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigher populations equal greater risk from infectious diseases,\u201d Thouless told Reuters, adding that climate change could put pressure on elephant populations as water supplies diminish and temperatures rise, potentially increasing the probability of pathogen outbreaks.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority director-general<\/a> Fulton Mangwanya told a parliamentary committee Monday that so far, 34 dead elephants had been counted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unlikely that this disease alone will have any serious overall impact on the survival of the elephant population,\u201d he said. \u201cThe northwest regions of Zimbabwe have an overabundance of elephants and this outbreak of disease is probably a manifestation of that \u2026 particularly in the hot, dry season elephants are stressed by competition for water and food resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

Post-mortems on some of the elephants showed inflamed livers and other organs, Mangwanya said. The elephants were found lying on their stomachs, suggesting a sudden death.<\/p>\n

Vernon Booth, a Zimbabwe-based wildlife management consultant, told Reuters it was difficult to put a number on Zimbabwe\u2019s current elephant population. He estimated it could be close to 90,000, up from 82,000 in 2014 when the last national survey was conducted, assuming that roughly 2,000 to 3,000 have died each year from all causes.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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