Anthrx kills dozens of hippos in Virunga National Park

His director was killed at least 50 hippos and other large animals with Antrax poisoning in the oldest national park in Africa.

Photos shared by the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, show the immovable animals floating along the Undina River. Park officials say they began to appear last week for the first time.

The exact cause of poisoning is not known, but the tests confirmed the existence of ants.

The park director Emmanuel de Merode said the work continues to use and buried the animals to restore and prevent further spread, but it was difficult because there was no excavator.

“It’s hard because of lack of logistics,” said Reuters news agency.

“We have tools to limit the spread … bury them with a caustic soda.”

The river runs in Lake Edward, one of the great lakes of Africa, where the more dead animals are locally.

Antrax, Bacillus Anthracis may be caused and fatal, but usually not easily spread.

This lives like spores hidden in the land for years without inhalation or cut or wounds through the wound.

The Congolese Institute for Nature Protection has warned residents to prevent wildlife and boil water from local sources before drinking.

7,800 sq km (3,000 square meters), Virunga is one of the most dangerous, most dangerous parks in the continent, the most biologically.

The park is a popular tourism space, but in recent years, the conflict was also affected by the rebel groups and the Congolese army.

Thousands of armed soldiers belonging to various rebel groups are fighting for control of the rich resources of Virunga and surrounding areas.

Many Ranger died in protecting wildlife there.

In recent decades, as a result of more than 20,000 population in popularity and war, efforts have been made to increase the number of hippos in the park after decreasing more than 20,000.