Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for June 2023

Published on the 15th of July, 2023

The Tsavo Conservation Area did not receive any precipitation in June. However, some natural pans still had water from the rains that fell in previous months.

The Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit (TMVU) attend to 18 cases over this period. These included 11 elephant cases, 4 lion cases, 1 giraffe case, 1 zebra case and 1 buffalo calf case. Several cases involved juvenile animals. The team rescued 2 female lion cubs trapped in an abandoned pit; treated 2 lame elephant calves on separate occasions, one of these calves was found alone and rescued; and attended to a buffalo calf that was severely injured by a snare. Sadly, the buffalo calf had to be euthanized given its poor prognosis.

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