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Kenyan vets step up fight against impact of climate crisis on wildlife

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have disrupted seasonal feeding and breeding patterns, compounding stress on already fragile ecosystems. [File, Standard]

As drought intensifies across Kenya’s wild landscapes and human settlements encroach on wildlife habitats, veterinarians are increasingly acting as first responders to a growing ecological crisis.

Their work — once centred on health monitoring — now also involves managing nutritional stress and conducting rescue operations amid climate change.

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