Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the pinnacle of the wildlife branch said Thursday, ruling out poaching because the tusks had been located intact. The landlocked southern African The U. S. A . has the world's biggest elephant population envisioned to be around 130,000.

 The cause of the deaths was yet to be installed with anthrax having been dominated out. Samples had been accrued and despatched to South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Canada for testing. Similar deaths have been first suggested in May while authorities observed 12 carcasses in only a week in two villages inside the northwest of The U. S. A

The cutting-edge discoveries were flagged by a natural world conservation charity, Elephants Without Borders (EWB), whose confidential file relating to the 356 lifeless elephants, changed into leaked to the media on Wednesday. EWB suspects the elephants were dying within the place for approximately 3 months.

According to the file dated June 19, 2020, "70 percent of elephant carcasses were considered recent, having died approximately a month ago, and 30 percent of the carcasses regarded fresh, ranging from one day to 2 weeks old".

"There becomes top evidence to expose elephants of every age and sex look like dying," stated the file penned through EWB director Mike Chase. Several live elephants appeared to have been weak, lethargic, and emaciated, with some showing symptoms of disorientation, the problem in strolling, or limping.

"One elephant changed into observed strolling in circles, unable to exchange direction even though being endorsed by way of different herd members,"