Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning | Wildlife

Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning | Wildlife

The recent deaths of 15 elephants near a park in southern Kenya in the past month were likely caused by the animals ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has said. Erustus Kanga, the agency’s director general, told Citizen TV that analysis of samples collected from the carcasses had found … Read more

Family forced to move interstate due to lack of mental health care in WA’s South West

Family forced to move interstate due to lack of mental health care in WA's South West

A West Australian mother says she was forced to move interstate to get adequate mental health care for her daughter after she was failed by the state’s health system. Simone Meyer spent 60 hours across emergency departments in two Perth hospitals with her daughter Indi in November last year. The 16-year-old needed care for complex … Read more