In June, the pleasant cool weather in the Meru Conservation Area continued throughout the days and nights, and the once vibrant green grasslands gradually lost their vivid hue as the water levels in most water pans decreased
Despite these changes, there was a decrease in the number of reported wildlife veterinary cases. The SWT/KWS Meru Veterinary Unit attended to six cases in total over the reporting period. This included a male lion with lameness due to bite wounds sustained during a fight with another lion; a female zebra that unfortunately did not survive after being severely injured by a wire snare; an elephant bull named Mutara with wounds sustained during a fight with another bull; and a sub-adult female elephant with lameness caused by a dislocated right elbow. Additionally, the team administered preventive treatment for Trypanosomiasis to Pecker, a female dutch shepherd security dog, that was later referred to the Small Animal Clinic at the University of Nairobi for further diagnosis and treatment of a swelling on her mammary glands.