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Moyen-Ogooué Province in Gabon
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Lambaréné: an elephant found dead on the Ogooué, dismembered by the population
EDITORIAL STAFF 2 days ago
LAMBARÉNÉ, October 12, 2024 (AGP) – Despite its very advanced state of decomposition, an elephant found dead on Thursday, October 10, floating on the waters of the Ogooué in Lambaréné, capital of the Moyen-Ogooué province (center of the country), was butchered by local residents, who transported the meat in wheelbarrows to their respective homes, AGP learned from concordant sources.
"The body was in a state of putrefaction. When you arrive at district E, from 200 meters, a nauseating smell could be smelled. Unfortunately, we found the compatriots cutting up the animal for consumption. It's really a shame," explained the interim provincial director of Water and Forests of Moyen-Ogooué, Commander Joachim Nziengui.
It was in Evouang, a district in the 2nd arrondissement of the commune of Lambaréné, that local residents butchered the pachyderm and then obtained large quantities of meat.
According to witnesses, as soon as the animal was found, the fishermen dragged it to this working-class district to be skinned, despite its state of decomposition.
For investigators close to the case, this attitude raises serious concerns because its consumption could cause diarrhea, or even epidemiological diseases.
According to our information, this is the second time that a dead elephant has been discovered floating on the waters. The first discovery, still in the same area, dates back a year. The observation is that these corpses always come from the same direction, which will lead the Water and Forests to now take a look between the villages of the South Lakes and the Makouké area.
Because, given the lack of tusks on the elephant, it is probably an act of poaching.
WAN/ZSO/FSS/EN
https://agpgabon.ga/2024/10/12/lamb...-mort-sur-logooue-depece-par-les-populations/
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Health alert in Lambaréné: A rotting elephant becomes a popular feast
post by Désiré-Clitandre Dzonteu /October 13, 2024
What caused the elephant found in Ogooué on October 10 in Lambaréné to die? Was it killed by poachers, was it carrying a disease? What will happen if its rotting flesh is eaten? The people of the capital of Moyen-Ogooué province, particularly the Evouang district, did not bother with these questions. They rushed to grab this godsend, ignoring the usual precautions in such situations and transporting the booty to their homes for consumption.
People dismembering the remains of the elephant found on the Ogooué River in Lambaréné. © AGPGabon
In Lambaréné, in Moyen-Ogooué, the population found happiness on the remains of an elephant found in the waters of the Ogooué River. Without asking questions and despite its advanced state of putrefaction, the inhabitants of the Evouang district helped themselves to this free meat. However, concerns remain about the quality, the risks of food poisoning and epidemic diseases.
According to witnesses, relayed by the Gabonese Press Agency (AGP), the remains of the elephant were discovered floating on the waters of the Ogooué. The fishermen then towed it to the river bank before the population rushed to grab this free windfall. However, it already stank, its smell of decomposition being felt more than 200 meters away.
Despite this, armed with axes, machetes and knives, local residents did not hesitate to cut up and transport the sections in wheelbarrows to the houses. " The remains were in a state of putrefaction. When you arrive at the Evouang district, from 200 meters away, a nauseating smell could already be felt ," said the interim provincial director of Water and Forests of Moyen-Ogooué, Joachim Nziengui, also expressing his outrage at the fact that the population did not fear potential food poisoning or other diseases.
Trying to understand what could have caused the death of the pachyderm, the first investigations and sources close to the case suggest that the animal was the victim of poachers. An avenue to explore especially since the animal no longer had its tusks.
This is the second time in less than two years that an elephant has been found dead in these waters, returning from the same direction. This suggests that poachers are active in the villages of the Southern Lakes and in the Makouké area.
https://www.gabonreview.com/alerte-...un-elephant-putrefie-devenu-festin-populaire/
