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Amboseli elephant deaths: Kenya Wildlife Service suspects cyanide in tomato pesticide to be the cause
Fifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says preliminary laboratory tests found cyanide in samples taken from the animals' carcasses.
Ten of the elephants had been found with signs of paralysis and then died within two days. The other five elephants were already dead by the time they were discovered.
Investigations are continuing, but for the time being wildlife officials have ruled out foul play.
Seeking to reassure the public, wildlife authorities have told local media the toxic substances eaten by the elephants pose no immediate risk to humans.
Kenya says 15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after eating tomatoes from nearby farms
A herd of elephants grazes in Amboseli National Park in Kajiado, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fifteen elephants that died over the past month in southern Kenya are suspected to have been poisoned by tomatoes contaminated by cyanide, wildlife authorities told local media Wednesday.
Authorities did not say who they suspected in the contamination of tomatoes from farms neighboring the Amboseli National Park. In the past farmers have been suspected of deliberately poisoning elephants to prevent them from eating crops.
The park in southern Kenya borders an area where farming and the raising of livestock are prevalent.
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