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p a r t f ro m m a l a r i a a n d t s e t s e f l y, r i n d e r p e s t ( c a t t l e
b u t d u r i n g M a rc h 1 8 9 6 t h e d re a d e d i n f e c t i o n crossed
pla gue) was the th i rd m a j o r i n f l u e n c e o n t h e p e o p l e a n d
t h e s e w a te r s a n d i n a v e r y s h o r t s p a c e o f t i m e killed
wildlife in the Valle y o f t h e E l e p h a n t s . F i r s t i n t ro d u c e d to
m o re t h a n 5 . 2 m i l l i o n c a t t l e s o u t h o f t h e Z a m b ez i . It also
Eritrea in 1887 by I n d i a n c a t t l e b o u g h t b y t h e I t a l i a n s f o r
d e c i m a te d t h e h