During the month of April 2023, the Mt Kenya Wildlife Veterinary unit attended to various wildlife cases that required urgent veterinary intervention in the Laikipia ecosystem and Mt. Kenya region.
An elephant bull was treated for left hind limb lameness at the Mpala research centre; a White rhino was treated for left hind limb wound caused by filariasis in Meru National Park. A female mountain bongo was treated for low jaw abscess and a Bongo calf treated for eye infection both at Mt Kenya conservancy. An elephant calf was rescued near Doldol trading centre and airlifted to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi. A male injured lion was treated in Mpala research station.