Mount Kenya Mobile Veterinary Unit Report for August 2022

Published on the 15th of September, 2022

In August 2022, the Mt Kenya Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 7 cases in the Laikipia ecosystem and Mt. Kenya region. 5 of these cases involved big cats.

This included the treatment and translocation of an injured leopard from Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to the Nairobi Orphanage; the treatment of 2 captive cheetahs in Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy; and the collaring of 2 lions in 2 separate cases in Mpala Wildlife Conservancy and Loisaba Conservancy. The Vet Unit also attended to 2 separate pachyderm cases involving an elephant bull in Loisaba Conservancy and a male white rhino in Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Both animals were treated for injuries suffered during territorial fights.

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