After five years of severe drought, which nonetheless compromised the coastal hinterland and its savanna, with the passage of Cyclone El Niño we have seen concrete and more than occasional watering, especially in the thirty to forty kilometers close to the Indian Ocean.
More problematic is the situation on the outskirts of Tsavo East National Park, where the critical situation is clearly visible in the parched land and vegetation struggling to green up.

Of all this, within the park, which is frequented this season by thousands of tourists, those who particularly suffer are herbivores and especially large herbivores such as buffalo and especially elephants.
With their daily requirement of about 250 kilograms of grass for a diet to enable their mass, which can weigh up to six tons, to move, defend themselves and reproduce.

On our recent visit to Tsavo East, we noticed how many of the specimens are particularly wispy. One of the most obvious signs confirming this is the appearance of the upper bone between the head and back, with its curvature clearly visible. Even the pups are not as plump as we used to see until a few years ago. Fortunately, overnight rains are increasing, and meteorologists have predicted that El Niño will bring heavy rain in October as well. Hopefully, the water will also bless Kenya's savannah and its fabulous giants. In this short video, their breakfast commented on by Freddie.