SWT/KWS MT KENYA MOBILE VETERINARY UNIT OVERVIEW

January – March 2023

44 Cases 10 Elephant Cases 10 Poaching Cases

During this quarter, the Mt Kenya Mobile Wildlife Veterinary Unit attended to 44 reported wildlife cases The area has suffered from the same drought conditions effecting the rest of the country. However, the rains started in March, and we expect the drought to stop and cases to reduce. Significant cases include the rescue of a 3-day-old white rhino calf in Ol Pejeta Conservancy as the mother was not able to produce enough milk and the calf was too weak to keep up and therefore abandoned. The Unit continue assist Ol pejeta, with the surrogacy project for assisted reproduction of northern white rhino with embryo transfer and translocations They also translocated 14 white rhinos in Ol jogi to decongest the Pyramid and reduce territorial fights and 4 white rhinos from Meru NP to Partikilat Conservancy.

January - March 2023

Buffalo

Giraffe

Rhinos

Predators

Elephant

Outcomes of Cases Attended to by the SWT/KWS Mount Kenya Vet Unit

SWT/KWS Mt Kenya Mobile Vet Unit Treatment Locations

January 2023

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February 2023

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March 2023

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