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Mt. Kenya Snaring Epidemic

Our backyard is part of the Mt Kenya ecosystem. Camera traps placed on our property have captured numerous wild animals with snaring injuries. Here is a recent sample.

May 22-June 23 2026

cape buffalo leg front left ligature mark and swollen june 2026 IMG_0174.jpg

Cape Buffalo

Front left swollen foot ligature marks

cape buffalo leg back right disfigured 17Jun26 WLD_0529.jpg

Cape Buffalo

Back right foot swollen and disfigured

cape buffalo leg back right foot missing 27jun26 WLD_0106.jpg

Cape Buffalo

Back right foot missing

cape buffalo leg front left hoof missing June 2026 good IMG_0033.jpg

Cape Buffalo

Front left foot missing

ele young leg front right snare attached 10Jun26 IMG_0145.jpg

Young Elephant

Front right leg. Snare still attached.

Ele young leg front left 10Jun26 WLD_0421.jpg

Infant Elephant

Front left leg. Snare still attached

Ele trunk tip cut open June2026 IMG_0308.jpg

Elephant

End of trunk cut open

ele trunk tip cut 1jun26 IMG_0068.jpg

Elephant

End of trunk cut open

Ele trunk tip circumference jun2026 IMG_0352.jpg

Elephant

Tip of trunk has ligature mark around cir

Ele trunk gash near tip 1jun26 WLD_0233.jpg

Elephant

Cut in right side of trunk

ele trunk near tip anterior cut 1jun26 WLD_0203.jpg

Elephant

Cut in left side of lower trunk

Ele trunk end cut off 2Mar26 WLD_0206.jpg

Elephant

Tip of trunk cut off

ele trunk cut lower right anterior 1Jun26 IMG_0067.jpg

Elephant

Midway between tusks and tip of trunk, right-side cut

Ele trunk cut lower left anterior 1Jun26 WLD_0131.jpg

Elephant

Four inches from tip, cut in left side of trunk

ele trunk circumference midway june 2026 IMG_0314.jpg

Elephant

One foot from tip, circumference cut

Ele trunk 50-75 pct cut 4Jun26 WLD_0303.jpg

Elephant

Below tusks, 50-75% anterior cut

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