The Southern Conservation Area experienced slightly cooler weather in October 2023. The Amboseli Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 6 Cases over the reporting period
These included 3 elephant cases involving an autopsy examination on an adult elephant bull named ‘Osama’ with a history of treatment for lameness attributed to a spear wound; a juvenile elephant bull with predation wounds inflicted by a lion; and a recumbent elephant bull that was too weak to stand without assistance. The team also attended to a lion with a superficial wound in the scapula region and an old, nonfunctional collar; they additionally tagged 15 Masai giraffes in Kajiado County in an effort by KWS management to control bushmeat poaching and snaring along newly established fences; and attended to an adult Masai giraffe bull that was unable to stand on its own. Unfortunately, the giraffe had a poor prognosis. It was put to rest to alleviate further pain and suffering.