Elephants dying from polluted water in the Tsavo

Elephants at a water point in Tsavo East National Park. Tsavo River is the main source of water in the parks. [File, Standard]

The Tsavo River and the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway in Taita Taveta County are highly polluted, putting the lives of wild animals in danger, a research says.

The research by the Wildlife Research Training Institute (WRTI) says about 50 elephants died after drinking water from the highly polluted river in 2022 alone.