Namibia says anthrax could be to blame for deaths of more than 100 hippos
by Agence France-Presse in Windhoek from Environment | The Guardian on (#34HW3)
- Hippos died in Bwabwata national park in country's north-east
- Environment minister says crocodiles may have eaten some of the carcasses
More than 100 hippos have died in Namibia in a remote national park in the past week, the country's environment minister said on Monday, warning that anthrax could be to blame.
Images from the Bwabwata national park in north-east Namibia showed dozens of lifeless hippos, some flat on their backs, others with just their heads visible above murky water.
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