Threatened by humans, rescued giraffes find a new home
2023年3月1日小于 1 分钟
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.