Identifying Risk Factors for Stephanofilaria-Caused Ulcerative Dermal Lesions, in Black and White Rhinoceros’ Meta-Population in Kenya

Table 1

Population estimates and numbers of black and white rhinoceros examined for Stephanofilarial skin lesion in rhinoceros sanctuaries in Kenya.

Population acronym	Population	Area of sanctuary (km^2)	Population estimates		Number sampled
			Black	White	Black	White
SRS	Solio Wildlife Conservancy^1	76.9	75	500	17	16
OPC	Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy^1	93.0	166	44	24	21
LBL	Lewa/Borana Wildlife Conservancy^1	376.36	141	123	23	21
NRS	Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary^2	90.0	143	0	17	0
MRS	Meru Rhino Sanctuary	38.8	40	79	7	24
OLJ	Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy^1	235	64	36	22	11
LNP	Lake Nakuru National Park	188.0	30	120	14	6
IPZ	Tsavo West National Park^2	3000	37	0	31	0
TSE	Tsavo East National Park^2	3300	24	0	24	0
NNP	Nairobi National Park	117.0	97	38	33	6
ALL	Kenya Metapopulation		817	940	228	110

¹Population estimates from National Wildlife Census 2021. ²Population estimates for January 2023.