Mount Kenya Mobile Veterinary Unit Report for June 2024

Published on the 15th of July, 2024

During the month of June 2024, the Mt Kenya Wildlife Veterinary Unit attended to 12 wildlife cases that required veterinary intervention in the Southern Laikipia and Mt. Kenya region.

Some of the wildlife veterinary cases attended to include dehorning of a Southern White rhino and translocation of a Southern White rhino in Ol Jogi Conservancy, collaring of baboons at Mpala Research Centre, removal of snares from two plains zebra at El Karama, necropsy of a chimpanzee at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Additionally, treatment and translocation of a male and female Mountain bongo at Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, treatment of a Black rhino at Loisaba Conservancy, a postmortem examination of an elephant bull at Ol Jogi, treatment of an elephant with a sprained forelimb at Segera Conservancy and finally treatment and translocation of a Southern White rhino at Meru National Park.

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