There are lions and snakes in the area where pro-government forces are fighting the rebels.
In the latest bout of remote conflict, the local police chief told villagers that wild animals had contributed to the death toll.
Some of them died after being hit by bullets from our forces and others after being attacked by animals, according to The Times.
The Quissanga district has recently been home to sixteen people.
The region's forests have large populations of elephants, lions, and leopards despite the fact that they are being killed for their meat.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the attacks on the oil-rich Cabo Delgado began in 2017.
According to the think tank, the Islamic extremists are trying to create a new regime by taking advantage of the weak governance, socio- economic problems, and ethnic and religious marginalization from the national government in Maputo.
Last year, the UN released a report saying that the Islamic State had been recruiting and "indoctrinating" children to fight and that they had seen footage of children as young as five handling weapons.
More than one million people have been displaced from their homes as a result of the violence.
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