Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit for October 2019

Tsavo Mobile Veterinary Unit for October 2019

In the month under review the unit performed several autopsies of elephant carcasses in the IPZ, Manyani and Magram Ranch bordering Tsavo East. Another elephant bull was immobilized and later euthanized due to an untreatable leg fracture in Tsavo West National Park. In Mombasa’s Haller park a Giraffe with a snare around the neck was treated and an eland was euthanized due to untreatable fetlock arthritis. Another Giraffe was de-snared in Tsavo East and in Olgulului Conservancy a speared lion had to be euthanized after suffering deep penetrating wound and massive internal bleeding. Finally, 2 lionesses were fitted with collars for monitoring of human wildlife conflict.

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