The month under review marks the transition from hot, dry, and windy conditions to the cool and wet rainy season in the Mara ecosystem. This comes as a great reprieve for flora and fauna.
Rains fell towards the end of the March giving a lifeline to the Mara ecosystem that has been devastated by drought. As forage and water become more readily available, we expect cases of human-wildlife conflict to drastically reduce.
The SWT/KWS Mara Veterinary Unit attended to four cares in the month. Three pertained to elephants, one with a spear wound, another an arrow wound and am adult female with lameness. The fourth case related to a lion, which had been previously injured in an incident of human-wildlife conflict.