Threatened by humans, rescued giraffes find a new home

Thirteen Masai giraffes were darted and loaded onto trucks following a rescue effort in Kenya, after long being threatened by poachers and conflict with local communities. Native to East Africa, Masai giraffes are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with their population declining by 52% in recent decades due to poaching and habitat loss. Veterinary doctors and capture officers at the state-run Kenya Wildlife Service have moved them from the Moi Ndabi area in the Naivasha basin to conservancies, including to the Loldia farm, some 75 miles northwest of the capital Nairobi, where they will be monitored.