The change of weather and forage during this transition period is thought to have triggered this syndrome. The Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit attended to 3 cases in December, these comprised 2 elephant cases and 1 snared zebra. One of these cases was a male orphan elephant called Oldope who fell ill shortly after graduating from the Nairobi Nursery to the Ithumba Rehabilitation Centre with his friends – Roho and Neshashi – at the end of November. Sadly, despite our best efforts to restore his health, he passed away on 07th December 2022.