The Tsavo Conservation Area experienced very little precipitation in July. A few water pans remained full, but vegetation was rapidly drying out.
The SWT/KWS Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 11 cases in total over the reporting period. Most (7) of these cases involved elephants. However, the veterinary team also attended to 2 lions, 1 Masai giraffe and 1 buffalo. 4 Cases in total were related to poaching with 3 cases involving snared animals and 1 case being a post-mortem.