Mount Kenya Mobile Veterinary Unit Report for July 2026

Published on the 15th of August, 2026

The Mt Kenya Conservation Area mainly experienced dry conditions with sporadic rainfall therefore resulting in some forage and water loss across the wildlife ecosystem.

The Mt Kenya Vet Unit attended to 4 cases, one of which is an ongoing translocation of hippos in the Rift Valley that were causing a constant threat to the local community. The task went on throughout the month with habituation to trap cages being key. A total of 12 hippos were successfully relocated in July, and the operation will continue into the next coming months. For research purposes a lion and lioness at Loisaba Conservancy received digital GPS neck collars which will help provide information on movement patterns, disease surveillance and mitigate HWC. Clinical interventions included treatment of a heron at Mukindu area.

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