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Headed by KWS Field Veterinary Officer Dr. Edward Kariuki this Unit has been equipped with a custom-designed vehicle and all the necessary equipment including a refrigerator, dart gun, VHF radios, GPS, camera, binoculars as well as all the medicines and equipment required for rapid and effective veterinary response.
A Sheldrick Trust driver and veterinary assistant called Julius Kyalo supports Dr. Edward Kariuki along with two experienced Kenya Wildlife Service capture rangers.
The Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit has been operational since May 2014.
16 December 2019
Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit for November 2019During November 2019, Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit (AMVU) treated two sick elephants that had Pododermatitis. The two were of different ages being a sub-adult and an adult bull. ...
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Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit for October 2019During October 2019, Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit (AMVU) attended to 8 cases involving 8 wild mammals that included 5 giraffes, 2 elephants and a lioness with four cubs. ...
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Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit for September 2019During September 2019, the Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit (AMVU) attended to eight cases, involving a total of nine wild mammals that included 3 elephants, 2 zebras and 4 giraffes...
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