Mount Kenya Mobile Veterinary Unit Report for June 2022

Published on the 15th of July, 2022

In June 2022, the SWT/KWS Mount Kenya Veterinary Unit attended to multiple wildlife cases in the Laikipia Ecosystem and Mt. Kenya region.

There were 16 cases in total in June. 6 cases involved elephants, and 6 cases were poaching cases. Notable cases this month included ear notching 31 rhinos in Ol-Jogi Ranch, rescuing two elephants that were trapped in mud, in separate incidents, the translocation of a herd of 6 zebra from Maralal town to Maralal Sanctuary, and trimming the tusks of a blind elephant, a habitual crop raider, to deter him from breaking fences and entering farmlands.

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