A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters first reported the news.

Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when ...

Sick and dying hippos have reportedly been spotted floating on their sides or backs or hiding amongst foliage following an anthrax outbreak at the Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic ...

Virunga National Park director Emmanuel De Merode told Reuters in a report published on Tuesday, April 8, that at least 50 hippos and other large animals, including buffalo, have been killed as a ...

A dead hippo lies in the water due to anthrax killing the animals in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this undated handout picture released April 8, 2025 ...

Virunga National Park director Emmanuel De Merode told Reuters in a report published on Tuesday, April 8, that at least 50 hippos and other large animals, including buffalo, have been killed as a ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been found dead in Africa's oldest park, the Virunga National Park in eastern DR Congo. Test results from the carcasses have revealed the animals ...

The deaths represent a major loss for the park, which has been working to increase the number of hippos in recent decades after poaching and war reduced the population from over 20,000 to a few ...