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Poachers Slaughter Kenya’s Only White Female Giraffe and Her Calf

March 10, 2020 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Poachers have killed Kenya’s only white female giraffe and her calf, the Northern Rangelands Trust reported today.

SAD NEWS😒: @IshaqbiniHirola Community Conservancy, Garissa County loses two famous white giraffes to poachers.

For more info, here’s the press release. @KWS @USAIDKenya @EUinKenya @denmarkinkenya @Nature_Africa @KWCAKenya @africa_ci @SwedeninKE pic.twitter.com/Nwp1F0VexF

— @nrt_kenya (@NRT_Kenya) March 10, 2020

Two rare white giraffes–a mother giraffe and her calf– were killed by poachers in a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary, officials say.Β https://t.co/zp2p65mB8B

— CNN Africa (@CNNAfrica) March 10, 2020

Wrote the NRT in a press release: “Her calf was the second birth reported in August last year, resulting in a family of three white giraffes. After this incident, only a lone bull remains. The white giraffes are not albinos, but have a condition called leucism, which allows them to continue to produce dark pigment in soft tissues, such as the eyes.”

GOOD NEWS!πŸ‘
The famous White giraffe in @IshaqbiniHirola Community Conservancy, Garissa has given birth to her second white baby! It’s a family of three now.
Congratulations to the mother and good job to our rangers for monitoring & protecting the white giraffes. @kwskenya pic.twitter.com/fbA20J4Yts

— @nrt_kenya (@NRT_Kenya) August 23, 2019

Said Mohammed Ahmednoor, manager of the reserve in Garissa County, Kenya” “This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole. We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffes.”

Poachers kill Kenya's only white female giraffe and her calf: report https://t.co/uQM5Zo48QL pic.twitter.com/OWelCaoz9n

— The Hill (@thehill) March 10, 2020

No!!!!! Just stop the gawd damn trophy hunting!!!!! Can we preserve nothing extraordinary and beautiful!!? I am so saddened to hear Kenya's rare white giraffes killed by poachers. #bantrophyhunting https://t.co/EuYzE4urqY

— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) March 10, 2020

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