4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Police have arrested four suspects in an investigation ⁠into the deaths ⁠of 18 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli ⁠ecosystem, where authorities also seized assorted substances including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry has said.A Kenya-wildlife-service" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="5710" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesperson told Reuters on Monday that the four had since been released on bail.Preliminary laboratory ‌results pointed to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the ministry said in a statement released on Saturday, with earlier indications suggesting cyanide poisoning due to the ingestion of pesticide-contaminated tomatoes from farms bordering Amboseli-national-park" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="173416" data-entity-type="location">Amboseli National Park.