There were 36 elephant, 16 predator, 10 rhino, 22 plains game, 11 giraffe, and 3 buffalo cases as well as treatment of two security dogs, one vervet monkey, removal of a snare from a porcupine and a waterbuck, and the relocation of 10 bushbuck. Following the assessment and habituation of hippos after they invaded a Sewage Plant and attacked 2 people, 6 hippos were successfully captured and relocated. Other Human – Wildlife Conflict cases included the relocation of 11 waterbucks that had repeatedly attacked farm workers and raided crops and relocation of 4 elephants that posed a clear danger to people in Ngiluni area of Tsavo. Three lions were treated for spear wounds and two elephants were treated for arrow/spear injuries linked to conflict with the communities.
There were 38 poaching cases involving 14 elephants, 3 hyenas, 1 leopard, 1 lion, 1 rhino, 9 herbivores, 5 giraffes, 2 buffalo, a waterbuck and a porcupine. 27 of these cases were treated successfully treated whilst 1 elephant with a bullet wound was given a guarded prognosis. Sadly, nine of the cases succumbed to their injuries including a black rhino with bullet wound injuries, an elephant shot with a poisoned arrow and five animals with severe snare injuries.