The Lake Naivasha area and the Central Rift Conservation Area in general received sporadic rain over the reporting period. The Rift Valley Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 5 cases in October 2023.
These included 2 separate translocation cases involving the relocation of 11 waterbucks and 6 hippopotamuses to mitigate human – wildlife conflict; 2 separate de-snaring cases involving a snared common zebra and a snared buffalo; and 1 case involving a buffalo with lameness attributed to natural causes.