Suspected bacteria infection kills 12 more Zimbabwe elephants
Twelve more elephants have died in Zimbabwe, taking the total death toll from a suspected bacterial infection outbreak to 34, wildlife authorities said Monday.
Twelve more elephants have died in Zimbabwe, taking the total death toll from a suspected bacterial infection outbreak to 34, wildlife authorities said Monday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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Zimbabwe wildlife authorities on Thursday said they suspect ten more elephants succumbed to a bacterial infection that killed 12 young pachyderms last week.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2020
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Cyanide exposure can happen occupationally or in low levels from inhaling cigarette smoke—or from being poisoned by someone out to get you. The effects are fast and can be deadly. But because cyanide is metabolized quickly, ...
Materials Science
Feb 27, 2019
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Organic chemists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have synthesised a new material, which can be used as a detector of cyanides in water. In contact with cyanides it changes colour in half a minute – more ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 4, 2018
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To develop antidotes for chemical agents, such as cyanide and mustard gas, scientists need analytical methods that track not only the level of exposure but also how the drug counteracts the effects of the chemical. That's ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 23, 2018
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Zimbabwean officials say poachers killed five elephants by poisoning them with cyanide.
Ecology
May 30, 2016
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Cyanide poisoning has killed 22 elephants in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said on Monday. This brings to 62 the number of elephants poisoned by poachers in ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2015
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A total of 26 more elephants have been found dead from cyanide poisoning in Zimbabwe, taking the toll to 40 in two months, parks officials said Thursday.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2015
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Rangers in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park have discovered the carcasses of 26 elephants at two locations, dead of cyanide poisoning along with 14 other elephants who were found last week, officials said Wednesday.
Ecology
Oct 14, 2015
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The diagnostic test to determine cyanide exposure takes 24 hours.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 17, 2015
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