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Headed by KWS Field Veterinary Officer Dr. Jeremiah Poghon this Unit has been equipped with a custom-designed vehicle and all the necessary equipment including a vaccine refrigerator, dart gun, VHF radios, GPS, camera, binoculars as well as all the medicines required for rapid and effective veterinary response. An SWT Driver and veterinary assistant support Dr. Poghon along with two experienced Kenya Wildlife Service capture rangers.
This Unit is operated by the SWT with funding from Four Paws and has been operational since November 2003.
Dry weather prevailed over the Tsavo Conservation Area at the beginning of September. However, towards the end of the month, there were signs of impending rain, and in some areas, there were showers.
Read moreThe SWT/KWS Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 14 cases in total. These included 3 lion cases, 9 elephant cases, 1 zebra case, and 1 giraffe case.
Read moreThe Tsavo Conservation Area didn’t receive any meaningful precipitation in July 2023, Tsavo is generally drying out and natural water pans have begun drying up.
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