(MENAFN) Authorities declared that unknown illness has left up to 8 elephants dead in northern Tanzania's district of Ngorongoro.
Joseph Meng' oro, Deputy Wildlife Officer at the Ngorongoro District Council showed concerns over the illness, as the death toll is expected to rise.
Meng' oro added: "The jumbos started to haemorrhage through their trunks then collapse and eventually die in Arash Ward, in the district."
Fidelis ole Kashe, an officer with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), said the jumbo was spotted by villagers walking in the area before it fell down and died.
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