ケニア：あまりの旱魃に自然公園へ介入

　延々と旱魃が続く東アフリカ。ついに野生動物たちの生存のため、干し草等々を補給し、水場を作る介入を実施。

BBC Kenya feeds starving wildlife in parks amid drought 20 Apr 2022

　本来の水場に穴を掘って、まあ井戸を作ってみたり―牧草を供給してみたり―。

「Kenya’s wildlife authorities say they have had to intervene to save some wild animals affected by a prolonged drought in parks and other areas in the country.

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) says it has been drilling boreholes and filling water pans after water sources, including seasonal rivers, dried up.

It has also been providing wild animals with food supplements such as hay in some parks.

Veterinary doctors have been moving around the parks to identify sick and weak animals to treat them, as well as conducting post-mortem on carcasses, KWS says.」

　―獣医が巡回し、病弱個体を見出したり、検死をしたり。

「It however says that the “significant rainfall” in Kenya over the last few days will be a relief for many herbivores that have been affected by lack of water and foliage.」

　どうも多少の雨が降ったようだが、数日ふっても―当座をしのぐにすぎないだろう。
　とまあ、野生動物の個体数をなんとか維持しようという、そんな介入。そうした介入が効果を持つかと思えるほど、相当に減ってしまったものかなあと思えたり…。