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Endangered giraffes killed by low hanging power lines in Kenya Issued on: 23/02/2021 - 11:26 Animal campaigners in Kenya say power lines in Soysambu Conservancy have become a “death trap” for giraffes. CC0/Pixabay 2 min Kenya’s main power company has promised to raise the height of its power lines in the Soysambu Conservancy after three rare Rothschild giraffes were electrocuted. Advertising Read more News of the deaths emerged when environmentalists posted pictures of the felled animals on Twitter. It’s ...

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Officials: Three rare giraffes electrocuted to death by power lines in Kenya conservation area

Three threatened giraffes in Kenya were electrocuted to death over the weekend after walking into low-lying electric power transmission lines at a local conservancy. 

Three giraffes have died after walking into low-hanging electricity cables at a Kenyan wildlife park.   One was killed after coming into contact with a live wire on Sunday, while the two others were electrocuted in a similar incident on Friday.  All three were Rothschild's giraffes, which are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICU).   The deaths occurred at the Soysambu Conservancy in Kenya's Nakuru County and prompted outrage on social media, particularly towards the electricity company that maintains the line. 'This is sad and uncalled for negl...

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