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Headed by KWS Field Veterinary Officer Dr. Edward Kariuki this Unit has been equipped with a custom-designed vehicle and all the necessary equipment including a refrigerator, dart gun, VHF radios, GPS, camera, binoculars as well as all the medicines and equipment required for rapid and effective veterinary response.
A Sheldrick Trust driver and veterinary assistant called Julius Kyalo supports Dr. Edward Kariuki along with two experienced Kenya Wildlife Service capture rangers.
The Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit has been operational since May 2014.
15 March 2025
Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Report for February 2025The Southern Conservation Area and, more importantly, the Amboseli Ecosystem experienced a hot and dry period in February 2025. Six cases of veterinary care involving elephants, lions, and giraffes were attended to during February. This included 3 post-mortems, 2 human-wildlife conflict cases and a speared giraffe.
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Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Report for January 2025The Southern Conservation Area and more importantly the Amboseli Ecosystem experienced a warm and dry period in January 2025
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Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Report for November 2024Amboseli/Tsavo and Chyulu Conservation Area received rains amid warm weather in November 2024 and good rains in December 2024. The rains likely allowed wildlife to move into areas that were impassable or had plenty of vegetation and water and hence had little interaction with humans for observation or injury.
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