March was characterized by abundant sunshine, juxtaposed with fluctuations in both daytime and nocturnal temperatures. Intermittent showers were experienced in select areas, offering a glimmer of hope for substantial rainfall in the impending month of April.
The SWT/KWS Meru Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 3 cases in March. The team attended to an elephant bull in the Keno area of Samburu County with a gunshot wound on the right hindleg. Regrettably, the elephant had a grave prognosis and was euthanized. The team also treated an adult white rhino bull named JJ in Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy for injuries sustained in a confrontation with another rhino. JJ has a good prognosis for full recovery. Lastly, the Vet administered prophylactic treatment against trypanosomiasis to a female security dog in Meru National Park.