Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
59/100
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Environment
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Ten lions have been found dead following a suspected poisoning in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro wildlife reserve this week, the area’s management authority has said.
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authority → find → reserve
The lions were discovered on Friday in the Ndutu area of Endulen Ward in Arusha region, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority said on Saturday.
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Authority → discover → Saturday
Poisoning remains a significant danger for large carnivores across areas in East Africa, where conflicts between predators and livestock owners are rife.
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conflicts → remain → predators
The latest deaths raise further fears over lion conservations in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania, one of the most renowned wildlife ecosystems in Africa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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deaths → raise → Africa
"Preliminary findings suggest the animals may have died after ingesting poison," the authority said, adding that it had launched an investigation to determine the cause and identify those responsible.
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it → suggest → those
It spans highland plains, savanna, and forest, and was established in 1959 as a multi-use area where semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists live alongside local wildlife, the UNESCO World Heritage Convention said.
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Convention → span → wildlife
“The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains,” it added.
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it → have → plains
“Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
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research → yield → years
It comes after four suspects were arrested by police investigating the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem last month.
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suspects → come → ecosystem
Officials also seized various materials including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry said.
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ministry → seize → chemicals
A spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday that the four individuals have since been released on bail.
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individuals → say → bail
Early laboratory test results indicate the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the ministry stated on Saturday, following earlier suggestions of cyanide poisoning linked to eating pesticide-contaminated tomatoes from farms bordering Amboseli National Park.
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ministry → indicate → Park
However, a number of wildlife experts have questioned whether farm pesticides were to blame, noting that no deaths have been reported among other animal species in the area.
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deaths → question → area
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