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Headed by KWS Veterinary Officer Dr. Limo, and assisted by the SWT's Felix Micheni and two KWS Capture Unit Rangers, this Unit has been equipped with a custom-designed vehicle and all the necessary equipment. This includes a refrigerator, dart gun, VHF radios, GPS, camera, binoculars as well as the medicines and equipment required for rapid and effective veterinary response.
Established in 2007, the Mara Mobile Veterinary Unit is operated by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Since 2021, the unit's operational costs have been generously funded by Elizabeth Scarlett.
15 March 2025
Mara Mobile Veterinary Report for February 2025The Mara Vet Unit attended to 8 cases in the month of February. There were 5 elephant cases, all of which were related to poaching (3 arrow wounds and 2 spear wounds). The Unit also attended to a lion and a White rhino for natural causes as well as assisted in ear notching/tagging 15 Black rhino.
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Mara Mobile Veterinary Report for January 2025The Mara Vet Unit attended to 13 cases during January, only one was given a guarded prognosis whilst the others were treated successfully.
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Mara Mobile Veterinary Report for December 2024The Mara Mobile Vet Unit attended to 5 cases in December including 2 elephants with arrow wounds, one for natural causes and a post-mortem where the elephant died of old age.
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