Strong winds and a drop in ambient temperature were experienced in July. Despite the continued dry spell, the permanent rivers within the Meru ecosystem continued to provide sufficient water for its wildlife.
During the month, the Meru Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 7 cases in total. This included 1 poaching case involving a snared reticulated giraffe and 2 white rhino cases involving 4 animals. The 1st rhino case entailed freeing an animal that had a discarded fence wire entangling its hindlimbs while the 2nd case involved the translocation of 3 rhinos from Meru Rhino Sanctuary to Partakilat Wildlife Sanctuary. Other notable cases attended to this month included treatment and relocation of a Grevy’s Zebra stallion after it strayed into an urban centre and treatment of a lioness for bite wounds suffered during a fight.