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Headed by KWS Field Veterinary Officer Dr. Jeremiah Poghon this Unit has been equipped with a custom-designed vehicle and all the necessary equipment including a vaccine refrigerator, dart gun, VHF radios, GPS, camera, binoculars as well as all the medicines required for rapid and effective veterinary response. An SWT Driver and veterinary assistant support Dr. Poghon along with two experienced Kenya Wildlife Service capture rangers.
This Unit is operated by the SWT with funding from Four Paws and has been operational since November 2003.
15 November 2024
Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for October 2024The Tsavo Conservation Area received low precipitation in October 2024. However, several water pans were still full and both grazers and browsers had enough food over the reporting period. The Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 14 cases in total. These included 8 elephant cases, 4 lion cases and 2 Masai giraffe cases.
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Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for September 2024The Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 12 cases in September 2024. These comprised 7 elephant cases, 3 lion cases, 1 Masai giraffe case, and 1 common zebra case.
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Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Report for August 2024The Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 13 Cases in August, 12 of which involved elephants.
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