The SWT/KWS Mara Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 11 cases in October 2024. 6 of these cases involved elephants, the majority (4 cases) were elephants with arrow wounds.
The other elephant cases involved a spear wound treatment and post-mortem examination that found the elephant died from natural causes. Thankfully, all elephants with spear and arrow injuries were successfully treated with a good prognosis indicated. The Veterinary Unit also attended to 1 white rhino, 2 lions, 1 cheetah, and 1 snared zebra.