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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.
15 April 2025
Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for March 2025The conservation area received moderate precipitation throughout the month, water pans in the area still have enough water with grazers and browsers having plenty of food. Most of the animals are in good body condition.
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Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for February 2025The Tsavo Conservation area received very low precipitation during this period, however some water pans are still full, and both grazers and browsers still have enough food to utilize. The Unit attended to 12 cases in February involving 7 elephants, 3 lions, a zebra and a wildebeest.
Read more15 January 2025
Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for December 2024The conservation area continued to receive good precipitation, the natural water pans in the area collected enough water with grazers and browsers having plenty of food.
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