Kenya Wildlife Service medical staff helped a hurt male giraffe at Meru National Park. Their quick response team came after noticing the animal needed care.
The tall creature had a neck wound that birds kept pecking, making it worse. When experts checked closely, they found maggots inside what seemed like an injury from hitting something hard, perhaps a tree stump. They cleaned everything thoroughly.
Vets removed all bugs, washed the area with hydrogen peroxide, applied iodine, added green clay for healing, gave antibiotics, and also included pain medicine. The animal should recover completely, according to park officials, who praised their team's excellent work.
KWS maintains special medical units across Kenya that assist sick wildlife. These teams provide treatments for various problems, safely put animals to sleep temporarily during procedures, apply bandages when needed, give medicines, and watch animals recover in their natural habitat.
Conservation efforts include regular security patrols against illegal hunting, intelligence gathering operations, legal action against offenders, technology-based tracking of animal movements, counting wildlife from planes, and collecting information for protection plans. These combined approaches help safeguard Kenya's diverse wildlife.
The tall creature had a neck wound that birds kept pecking, making it worse. When experts checked closely, they found maggots inside what seemed like an injury from hitting something hard, perhaps a tree stump. They cleaned everything thoroughly.
Vets removed all bugs, washed the area with hydrogen peroxide, applied iodine, added green clay for healing, gave antibiotics, and also included pain medicine. The animal should recover completely, according to park officials, who praised their team's excellent work.
KWS maintains special medical units across Kenya that assist sick wildlife. These teams provide treatments for various problems, safely put animals to sleep temporarily during procedures, apply bandages when needed, give medicines, and watch animals recover in their natural habitat.
Conservation efforts include regular security patrols against illegal hunting, intelligence gathering operations, legal action against offenders, technology-based tracking of animal movements, counting wildlife from planes, and collecting information for protection plans. These combined approaches help safeguard Kenya's diverse wildlife.
