During August 2024, Dr Abdoul Tawab Motorou, joined Wildscapes Vets for a one month conservation medicine internship. Tawab is a Beninese veterinarian who qualified from the Inter-State School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, in Dakar, Senegal.

 

We have worked with Dr Tawab on certain projects in Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire historically. During his internship Tawab got exposure and experience in working with various wildlife species, in a variety of different operations, namely dehorning of both black and white rhino, capture and wound management of wild dog, lion, hyena and various antelope species, and disease testing of buffalo.

 

Tawab also got to see the different models of land use and management of the conservation areas of the Greater Kruger area.