There have been a few small showers over the period in some parts of the Conservation area. The fodder is increasingly becoming scarce with most water pans running dry. The Tsavo Veterinary Unit was able to the attend 9 cases that were reported during July.
Arrow and snare wounds were particularly prevalent during the month, and the Unit attended to 2 elephants with arrow injuries as well as a snared elephant, zebra and waterbuck. All, except one elephant as the arrow was poisoned, were successfully treated. A zebra sadly died on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway when it was knocked down by a vehicle, two other elephants also died from natural causes – which could be contributed to the prevailing drought and a cheetah was treated for recurring mange after it continued to lose body condition.