According to a report, hundreds of elephants died in Botswana with a mysterious death, with specialists requiring urgent testing.

Since May, at least 350 carcasses have been discovered near the Okavango Delta in the north of the district, most of which are gathered around watering holes, The Guardian reported.

“This is a collective death on a very, very long-standing level. Apart from drought, I do not know that there was such a significant death, ”says Niall McCann, director of protection at the UK-based charity National Park Rescue.

“This is a protection disaster – it talks about a country that cannot protect its most valuable resource.”

The two most likely causes of death are poisoning or an unknown pathogen, but the Botswana government has not yet tested the samples, so there is no way to tell if the animals pose a risk to humans according to the exit.

“If the elephants die massively near the human settlement at a time when everyone’s mind is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, it seems extraordinary that the government did not send the samples to a respectable laboratory,” a reference to the coronavirus crisis, McCann said.

“There is no precedent for this to be a natural phenomenon, but it will never be known without proper testing.”

Witnesses say that some elephants were seen walking in circles – a sign of neurological deterioration – some seem weak and weakened.

“If you look at the carcasses, some of them show that they die very quickly, falling directly on their faces. Others die more slowly, like those who roam around. So it’s hard to say what this toxin is, ”says McCann.

Cyanide poisoning, often used by poachers in Zimbabwe, may be the cause of death, but according to local reports indicated by the outlet, throwing animals do not appear to die after eating carcasses.

Mary Rice, general manager of the Environmental Studies Department in London, also stressed the need for testing.

“There is real concern about the delay in taking samples to an accredited laboratory for testing to identify the problem – and then take measures to alleviate the problem,” Rice said.

“Lack of urgency is a real cause of concern… repeated offers from special stakeholders have been made to facilitate emergency tests that seem to have fallen into deaf ears.”

He added, “[The]the increasing numbers are obviously shocking. “

Approximately 70 percent of the total number of elephants found were close to the watering holes. According to experts, elephants of all ages and both sexes are dying – more experts will die in the coming weeks, according to experts.