‘How many will die?’: the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants

Beneath the shadow of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife landscapes is now grappling with an unexplained crisis that has conservationists and local communities on edge. In Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, a still-uncharacterized ailment has claimed the lives of at least 19 elephants since June, leaving experts and local authorities at odds over what is triggering the deaths.