15 wildlife clinical case interventions were undertaken during the month of August. Rift Valley Mobile Veterinary Unit visited the following areas; Hippo Point, Sopa Lodge, Olerai Wildlife Sanctuary, Lake Nakuru NP, Sanctuary farm, NINI farm, Kamathatha – Gilgil, Manera Estate, Kijabe farm, Ragia forest – Njabini, Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary, Loldia Wildlife Conservancy among other areas.

During the month of August, there was a reduction in poaching injuries with only four snaring cases and one spearing case. One giraffe with a spear wound sadly succumbed during treatment, the zebra with a spear wound was given a guarded prognosis whilst the two zebras and a warthog were successfully treated. There was only one human-wildlifict conflict where a zebra was injured by a machete/panga.

All of the other cases were as a result of natural causes. Two zebras, a buffalo and a giraffe were all treated successfully, unfortunately a zebra was too severely injured and had to be euthanised. Three post-mortems were also carried out, one on a giraffe and sadly on a mother and calf White Rhino who drowned after torrential rains. The Unit also assisted with the assessment of the feasibility of translocation of warthogs whose numbers are beyond the carrying capacity of the Sanctuary to another safe place.