Case Details
Date
Species Area Found Reason for Intervention Outcome
Date Species Area Found
Reason for Intervention Outcome
2-Jul-25 Buffalo Lentolia Conservancy Snared Retrieval of a wire snare from right hind leg of male buffalo Successfully Treated
2-Jul-25 Buffalo Lentolia Conservancy Snared Retrieval of a wire snare from right hind leg of male buffalo
14-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared
Successfully Treated
The zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left hind leg Successfully Treated
14-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared The zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left hind leg Successfully Treated
15-Jul-25 Buffalo Naivasha Snared
The buffalo had suffered a haemorrhagic wound due to a nylon rope snare
15-Jul-25 Buffalo Naivasha Snared The buffalo had suffered a haemorrhagic wound due to a nylon rope snare
15-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Natural Causes
On examination the zebra foal had suffered a dislocation of the right front leg
Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
Prognosis Poor
15-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Natural Causes On examination the zebra foal had suffered a dislocation of the right front leg Prognosis Poor
18-Jul-25 Giraffe Naivasha Snared
18-Jul-25 Giraffe Naivasha Snared On examination the giraffe had been snared by a wire on the right hind leg
On examination the giraffe had been snared by a wire on the right hind leg Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
18-Jul-25 Antelope Kedong Ranch Research/ Survey An assessment to address the concerns of loss of wildlife due to habitat loss Task Successful
18-Jul-25 Antelope Kedong Ranch Research/ Survey An assessment to address the concerns of loss of wildlife due to habitat loss Task Successful
23-Jul-25 Buffalo Naivasha Snared
23-Jul-25 Buffalo Naivasha Snared The buffalo had a strangulating wire snare on the neck and horn
23-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Suspected Poaching
The buffalo had a strangulating wire snare on the neck and horn Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
The zebra had had suffered a deep sharp object cut on the right hind leg Successfully Treated
23-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Suspected Poaching The zebra had had suffered a deep sharp object cut on the right hind leg Successfully Treated
25-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared
The zebra had been snared and wounded by a winch wire on the right hind leg
25-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared The zebra had been snared and wounded by a winch wire on the right hind leg
25-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Natural Causes
25-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Natural Causes The zebra exhibited severe lameness was due to injury & dislocation of the leg
26-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Postmortem
Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
The zebra exhibited severe lameness was due to injury & dislocation of the leg Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
The cause of death of male zebra was toxaemia due to gangrenous wounds Died
26-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Postmortem The cause of death of male zebra was toxaemia due to gangrenous wounds Died
27-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared
The zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left front leg Successfully Treated
27-Jul-25 Zebra Naivasha Snared The zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left front leg Successfully Treated
27-Jul-25 Other Naivasha HWC The warthog had been trapped and wounded by a piece of PVC pipe Successfully Treated
27-Jul-25 Other Naivasha HWC The warthog had been trapped and wounded by a piece of PVC pipe Successfully Treated
28-Jul-25 Zebra Oserengoni Sanctuary Snared
28-Jul-25 Zebra Oserengoni Sanctuary Snared The Grevy’s zebra had a long winch wire snare on the neck
The Grevy’s zebra had a long winch wire snare on the neck Successfully Treated
Successfully Treated
Case Details
Case 1 – 2nd July 2025
Buffalo Snared Lentolia Wildlife Conservancy
The male buffalo was darted using 9mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone darts. The snare was removed and on examination the buffalo had only suffered a minor skin laceration, which were promptly sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin® Aerosol).
Prognosis is good.
Case 2 – 14th July 2025
Zebra Snared Wileli Wildlife Conservancy
The zebra was darted using 5mg Etorphine plus 80mg Aazaperone.
On examination the zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left hind leg. The wound was suppurative and infected. The left abdominal flank had also suffered a suppurative wound due to the snare. We cleaned the wound using water and rinsed the same using tincture of iodine. A fly repellent (Alamycin Aerosol) was applied. The zebra was also given 9,000mg Betamox, 250mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal.
Prognosis is good.
Case 3 – 15th July 2025
The male buffalo was darted using 9mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
The buffalo had suffered haemorrhagic wound due to a nylon rope snare We promptly removed the snare. We cleaned the wound with water, rinsed it with Iodine and sprayed it with a fly repellent (Alamycin). We also administered,12,000mg Betamox, 400mg Flumeg, 8ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal
Prognosis is good.
Case 4 – 15th July 2025
The zebra was darted using 4mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
On examination the zebra foal had suffered a dislocation of the right front leg at the level of phalanx 1. This was a major cause of severe lameness. The zebra foal had suffered this because of a territorial fight. We administered,9,000mg Betamox, 400mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal.
Prognosis is guarded.
Zebra
Natural Causes
Muthu Lake Naivasha Country Club
This case was reported by Lake Naivasha Sopa security staff
Immobilisation, examination and treatment
The male giraffe was darted with 15mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone
On examination the giraffe had been snared by a wire on the right hind leg. The snare was removed with wire cutters. The giraffe had suffered only a minor skin laceration, which were promptly sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin® Aerosol).
Reversal and prognosis
We reversed the giraffe from the general anaesthesia using 250mg of Naltrexone by IV route and a ¼ of the dose by IM route to avoid re-narcotization.
Prognosis of this case is good.
Giraffe Snared
Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Case 6 – 18th July 2025
Antelope Research/Survey Kedong Ranch, Naivasha
Kedong Ranch is a privately owned property located in Naivasha sub-county bordering Mt Longonot National Park on the Eastern side and Hell’s Gate National Park on the Southern side and the property extends in between Mt Longonot and Hell Gate to Suswa and beyond towards Kajiado county. The ranch is owned by many shareholders under Kedong Ranch management. The ranch has for a very long time been an essential wildlife habitat. Currently the ranch is undergoing massive subdivision and wildlife are in isolated fenced off plots, some lack water. There is massive fragmentation of wildlife habitat due to rapid development. A recent development is part of Kedong ranch has been registered as Kedong Wildlife Conservancy
Objects, methods of assessment and results
The team constituting of wildlife veterinary officer, Naivasha Station Warden and rangers undertook the rapid assessment at Kedong ranch (Longonot side) on 18th July, 2025. This involved driving along a established road network within the Kedong ranch, Longonot section. The team also undertook off road driving in order accurately estimate wildlife numbers.
The team recorded all wildlife sighted, observed threats and general habitat condition. Wildlife counted was 283 Thomson gazelle, 187 common zebra, 169 Hartebeest, 18 impala, 61 Grants gazelle, 25 wildebeest, 12 Masai giraffes and 30 cape buffalo.
Case 7 – 23rd July 2025
Buffalo Snared Color Crops Farm, Naivasha
The female buffalo was darted using 9mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
On examination the buffalo had a strangulating wire snare on the neck and horn. The snare was removed and the minor skin laceration, was promptly sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin Aerosol).
Prognosis is good.
Case 8 – 23rd July 2025
Zebra
Suspected Poaching Injury
The zebra was darted using 5mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
Nini Farm, Naivasha
On examination the zebra had had suffered a deep sharp object cut on the right hind leg. The wound was infected. The wound was cleaned with water and rinsed with tincture of Iodine. A fly repellent (Alamycin Aerosol) was applied.
We also administered,9,000mg Betamox, 250mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal.
Prognosis is guarded.
Case 9 – 25th July 2025
Zebra Snared
The zebra was darted using 5mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
Upper Karlo, Naivasha
The zebra had been snared and wounded by a winch wire on the right hind leg. The wound was suppurative and infected. The wound was cleaned with water, rinsed with Iodine and sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin). We also administered,9,000mg Betamox, 250mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal
Prognosis is good.
Case 10 – 25th July 2025
Zebra Natural Causes
Upper Kalro,
The zebra was darted using 5mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
On examination the zebra exhibited severe lameness due to injury & dislocation of the leg at Phalanx 1. The leg had a perforated skin wound on the lateral & medial aspect. The wound was cleaned with water and Iodine then sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin Aerosol). 9,000mg Betamox, 250mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal were also adminstered
Prognosis is good.
Naivasha
Zebra Postmortem WRTI Annex, Naivasha
This case was reported by KWS Security team.
Postmortem examination
• The zebra carcass was lying on left lateral recumbency and rigor mortis had kicked in
• The carcass was heavily infested with ticks
• Pale mucous membranes – eyes lids & gums
• The carcass had a poor body condition, body condition score of 2 Body scoring scale: 1 =very poor, 2=poor, 3=fair, 4 = Good, 5=Excellent
• Generally, very pale carcass
• Enlarged heart – cardiomegaly
• Left hind leg hoof had a gangrenous wound
• Right hind leg had a suppurative wound at phalanx 2 area
• The brisket had a purulent wound
Cause of death
The cause of death of male zebra was toxemia due to gangrenous wounds on the hind legs and a suppurative wound on the brisket region
Case 12 – 27th July 2025
The zebra was darted using 5mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone.
On examination the zebra had been snared and wounded by a wire on the left front leg. The wound was hemorrhagic. The wound was cleaned with water, rinsed with Iodine and sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin). We also administered,9,000mg Betamox, 250mg Flumeg, 5ml Noromectin and 40ml Butsal
Prognosis is good.
Case 13 – 27th July 2025
The warthog was darted using 4mg Etorphine Hcl plus 20mg Azaperone.
On examination the warthog had been trapped and wounded by a piece of PVC pipe on left hind leg. The leg had started to swell and was very tight. The swollen leg was the cause of severe lameness. The wound was cleaned with water and Iodine then sprayed with a fly repellent (Alamycin Aerosol). 3,000mg Betamox, 100mg Flumeg and 2ml Ivermctin were also adminstered
Prognosis is good.
Zebra Snared Hippo Point, Naivasha
Case 14 – 28th July 2025
Zebra Snared Oserengoni Wildlife Sanctuary
This case was reported by Oserian Honorary warden
Immobilisation, examination and treatment
This Grevy’s zebra was darted using 6mg Etorphine plus 80mg Azaperone
The Grevy’s zebra had a long winch wire snare on the neck. The wire was tightening because othe Grevy’s zebra was trampling on the wire.
Fortunately, the zebra had suffered only minor lacerations. The wire snare was cut loose with wire lacerations and the minor wounds sprayed with Alamycin fly repellent.
Reversal and prognosis
We reversed the zebra from anaesthesia using 75mg of Naltrexone given by IM and IV route.
Prognosis is good.
