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Apr 14, 2021 02:56 PM EDT Ngarikoni and baby Noelle were the remaining out of nine giraffes to be Saved. How do you rescue a herd of giraffes that are trapped on a swiftly sinking island? Float them to the mainland on a custom-constructed barge - a "GiRaft." (Photo : Rachel Claire) Save Giraffes Now (SGN) That is how a months-long rescue operation for giraffe in Kenya currently concluded on April 12, taking the last of nine giraffes that were stranded to safety, according to a statement by Save Giraffes Now (SGN), an American nonprofit organization that collaborated with conservationists in...
Rescue mission accomplished as the last of the nine endangered Rothschild's giraffes has been transported from the flooded Longicharo Island near Lake Baringo in Western Kenya to a nearby nature preserve on custom-made steel that is part of the Ruko Community. Great news for the months-long multi conservation team effort. Reby Sebei, the manager of the Ruko Community Conservancy, briefly outlines how huge the rescue operation has been. "Last year was our first translocation, that is the 3rd of December 2020. It's been a five months process, and I'm happy that today we have finished translocat...
Credit: Kieran Avery, Northern Rangelands Trust Awala the giraffe is back on safe ground. According to a release from Save Giraffes Now, the U.S. nonprofit's partners in Kenya floated Awala, an endangered Rothschild's giraffe, from a flooded island in Kenya to the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy's newly created giraffe sanctuary on a custom barge. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Awala's rescue is...