MYSTERIES DEATHS OF BOTSWANA ELEPHANTS FINALLY REVEALED Its now more than 3 months the giants of Botswana jungles are dying mysteries deaths. The aerial surveys of the large parts of Okavango Delta showed the carcasses of hundreds of elephants. The intact tusk ruled out the possibility of poaching. Tests further ruled out the infection from deadly Anthrax. Hence, it became the challenge to find out the cause of these mass deaths. The forensic samples collected from the corpse send to specialist labs in Canada, US, South Africa, and Zimbabwe for analysis. Results received finally revealing the cause of mass mortality of the giants of the African jungles. Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria The blue-green algae though often called algae but are not algae, in fact are variety of bacteria called cyanobacteria. They are commonly present in stagnant water bodies rich in nutrients (mainly phosphorus). When the environmental conditions particularly temperature is w...