Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Report for October 2023

Published on the 15th of November, 2023

The Southern Conservation Area experienced slightly cooler weather in October 2023. The Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 6 Cases over the reporting period

These included 3 elephant cases involving an autopsy examination on an adult elephant bull named ‘Osama’ with a history of treatment for lameness attributed to a spear wound; a juvenile elephant bull with predation wounds inflicted by a lion; and a recumbent elephant bull that was too weak to stand without assistance. The team also attended to a lion with a superficial wound in the scapula region and an old, nonfunctional collar; they additionally tagged 15 Masai giraffes in Kajiado County in an effort by KWS management to control bushmeat poaching and snaring along newly established fences; and attended to an adult Masai giraffe bull that was unable to stand on its own. Unfortunately, the giraffe had a poor prognosis. It was put to rest to alleviate further pain and suffering.

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