Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick recently reflects, “the month of July has seen an unprecedented upsurge in Poisoned Arrow poaching, which is a very disturbing trend that is taking a devastating toll on Elephants throughout the Tsavo ecosystem. THE KWS/DSWT Mobile Veterinary Unit has been kept fully occupied on a daily basis, at times treating more than 3 cases every single day, immobilizing the victims in order to remove poisoned arrowhead and treat the resulting wounds, and before reviving them, administering a long-acting antibiotic injection to aid recovery. Many others have had to have tough thick cable snares cut out from a limb, which unless removed, ultimately render the victim immobile facing a cruel and agonizing death from septicaemia, starvation and thirst."
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:22:12 +0000
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