An urgent investigation has been launched after 14 elephants were found dead in southern Kenya, near the border of Amboseli National Park.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has dispatched teams to examine carcasses and has sent tissue samples to laboratories to determine whether disease, poisoning or another factor caused the deaths.
Officials note that this is the first large-scale mortality event in decades, especially after poaching has been largely contained in the region.
Investigators are studying the bodies, which include elephants of different ages and sexes, to identify any patterns that could point to a common cause.
Local conservation groups and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants report that there were more than 2,000 elephants in the ecosystem as of 2025, underscoring the potential impact of this outbreak.
At this time, the KWS says there is no evidence pointing to a single cause, but the investigation continues as scientists hope to pinpoint the root cause before more animals are lost.
