Published on: 2025-05-08 10:15:00
Anthrax has caused a mass die-off of hippos living inside Africa’s oldest nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials at Virunga National Park report that at least 50 hippos, along with other large animals, were recently killed by the bacterial disease. Media outlets reported on the hippo slaughter Tuesday, which appears to have begun last week. According to park park director Emmanuel de Merode, the hippos were found dead floating in a river south of Lake Edward. Though offic
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