Of the 1 8 5 cases, 77 cases were related to poaching and 20 to human-wildlife conflict. There were 35 elephant cases, 19 of which were related to poaching, including 4 snare, 8 spear, 5 arrow, 1 bullet wound and an elephant post-mortem where the findings revealed poaching as the most likely cause of death. In addition, 2 hyenas, 1 leopard, 4 giraffe, 7 buffalo, 40 plains game and 1 ostrich were also snared. A zebra and a giraffe were victims of arrow wounds and another zebra suffered a spear injury.
Nine lion cases were attended to in relation to human-wildlife conflict; 6 due to poisoning, 2 with spear wounds and 1 relocation of a problematic lion that was preying on livestock. A cheetah and elephant were also treated for spear wounds due to HWC. Two elephants and a buffalo were rescued from manmade holes, 1 giraffe was trapped in fencing and another died after becoming stuck in a cattle grid. A zebra was euthanised after it was inured after being chased by dogs and another was treated for a panga wound. A baboon was also trapped in a metal can but sadly could not be located for treatment. Other cases the Units were involved in included natural causes, collarings, rescues, research, relocation and a technical case.