World's Sole White Giraffe in Kenya Fitted With GPS Tracker
The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County. The white male giraffe has leucism - a rare genetic trait - and was one of three with the condition, when a female giraffe and her calf were killed by poachers in March 2020. This prompted the fitting of the tracking device on November 8, at the request of the Ishaqbini board to the Kenya Wildlife Service and with support from the Northern Rangelands Trust and Save Giraffes Now.
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Kenya:
World's Sole White Giraffe Fitted With GPS Tracker
East African, 2 December 2020
The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County, Kenya. Read more »
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Kenya:
White Giraffe in Garissa Fitted With Tracker Months After Mother Was Killed
Nation, 17 November 2020
The world's only known rare white giraffe has been fitted with a tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Garissa County, boosting conservation efforts. Read more »
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Kenya:
Last Known White Giraffe Fitted With GPS Tracker at Ishaqbini Conservancy
Capital FM, 17 November 2020
The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County. Read more »
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Kenya:
Hunted - Giraffe Risks Being Wiped Out of Savannah
Nation, 31 October 2020
It is the most visible of wildlife, colourful and towering over the African Savannah. Read more »
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Kenya:
Rare White Giraffe Sighted at Garissa's Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy
Capital FM, 30 June 2020
A rare white giraffe was spotted outside the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Ijara within Garissa County on Tuesday, sparking excitement months after a similar giraffe was poached… Read more »
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InFocus
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The carcasses of the two giraffes were found in Garissa in eastern Kenya, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said. The unique giraffes suffered from a genetic condition ... Read more »
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The unique giraffes suffer from a genetic condition called leucism, which prevents pigmentation in skin cells and results in a pale colour. The rangers received the information ... Read more »
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