{
  "id": 2794316,
  "title": "Mystery elephant deaths in Kenya leave experts divided over cause",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/mystery-elephant-deaths-in-kenya-leave-experts-divided-over-cause",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-23T13:13:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260823-mystery-elephant-deaths-in-kenya-leave-experts-divided-over-cause"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Conservationists and Maasai communities are calling for urgent answers as paralysis-like symptoms spread among elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, with competing theories emerging over what is causing their deaths.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}