More than 50 hippopotamus and other large animals were killed as a result of the anthrax poisoning in the Veronga National Park, east of the Congo.
The bodies of animals were found floating along the “Eshisha” river, which nourishes Lake Edward, to later be revealed that the animals were died as a result of the poisoning of anthrax bacteria.
According to the investigations, the exact cause of poisoning is not clear until the moment, but the malignant anthrax is a serious disease that is usually caused by bacteria present in the soil, and wild animals can be inhaled by inhaling the essence of the anthrax in polluted water, plants or soil.
According to the director of the park, the death of this huge number of animals is a painful blow to the park, which was working to rebuild the river horse in it, which decreased from more than 20,000 to only a few hundred by 2006; Because of overfishing and wars.
In the details reported by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, the garden officials noticed five days ago when the first dead animals were found along the river, which is the border between the Congo and Uganda.
The river passes through an area controlled by rebel groups, which makes reaching there difficult for garden salads.
For its part, the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature issued a warning to the local population to avoid approaching wildlife and the need to boil water from local sources to avoid pollution.
In a similar incident in 2023, 160 villas tunnel in a garden in Zimbabwe; Because of the severe drought conditions, the lack of rain and water sources led to serious effects on the ability of elephants to find food and water, some of them died of hunger, while others were hung in the mud.
