Neurotoxin cyclopiazonic acid was found in the viscera of ten elephants that died in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh reserve, but it was not a case of poisoning, a senior forest department official said on Tuesday. Viscera reports suggested that toxicity came from the consumption of large quantities of Kodo millet plants, said Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) L Krishnamoorthy, who headed a probe panel set up by the government.
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