The Amboseli ecosystem experienced a dry and hot period during December. Rains received in the third week of November were unevenly distributed and there was barely any in December.
Little vegetation existed but most areas received floods as a result of rain at the Kilimanjaro slopes. As a result, elephants and other wildlife moved out to the areas that rained and had plentiful vegetation. Meanwhile, animals in the park were few and tried to survive on the swamp remains since feed was scarce. SCA-Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit (SCA-AMVU) attended four cases comprising 10 giraffes that were tagged for control of poaching, a giraffe treated for a suspected old snare wound, a wildebeest rescued from a pit, and a speared female elephant treated at the Park.