The Amboseli ecosystem continues to suffer from the drought. Rains arrived in the third week of November and continued sporadically into December, but they were unevenly distributed and resulted in barely sufficient vegetation regeneration. As a result, elephants and other wildlife moved out of the park to areas that experienced more rainfall. This led to intense interaction and competition over resources, giving rise to human-wildlife conflict. On the other hand, Tsavo received more rain and was blanketed in green, at least for the moment.

The Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 15 cases in total in January. These comprised one rhino case, ten elephant cases, two zebra cases, one giraffe case, and one colobus monkey case. All but one were the victim of human-inflicted injuries.