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Zimbabwe investigating deaths of 22 elephants, more expected

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 6:03 AM

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of elephants dying in western Zimbabwe from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22, and “more deaths are expected,” a spokesman for the country’s parks agency said Wednesday.

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