Kenya arrests four people during probe into 18 elephant deaths

Veterinary officers from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) attend to a male elephant lying on the ground after falling ill at Kitenden B Community Conservancy in Amboseli, Kajiado County, on August 12, 2026 - (AFP/Getty)

Four suspects have been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem, where officials also seized various materials including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry said.

A spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday that the four individuals have since been released on bail.