Of the 162 cases, 57 cases were related to poaching and 20 to human-wildlife conflict (HWC). The HWC cases involved a variety of species including 3 elephants, 5 predators, various herbivores and birds as well as a pangolin rescued from a controlled burning area. 60% of the HWC cases were successfully attended to. 24 of the poaching cases involved elephants with arrows, bullet wounds, snares, spears or poaching post-mortems. There were also 16 snared zebras, the majority of which were in the Rift Valley Area, and the other 7 were in Amboseli, Tsavo and Laikipia. Other snare victims included giraffe, oryx, buffalo, impala and a leopard. Of the snaring cases 82% were given a good prognosis whilst 13% were considered guarded. Of all the poaching cases 72% were given a good prognosis, 18% were guarded and 7% died from their injuries.
In total there were 68 elephant cases involving 72 elephants. The Units assisted with 24 rescues of elephants, 18 were taken to an orphanage, 2 were reunited with their mother and sadly 4 didn’t make it. There were also 9 post-mortems, most due to the ongoing drought, 3 collarings and 5 treated for natural causes. Amongst other cases, the Units also attended to 10 lions for natural injuries and collarings whilst 1 leopard was ear tagged. 2 rhinos were also ear tagged, another 2 were rescued, 2 treated for natural causes and 2 post-mortems conducted.