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Threatened by humans, Kenyan Masai giraffes find new home

Threatened by humans, Kenyan Masai giraffes find new home

THIRTEEN Masai giraffes in the Moi Ndabi area in Kenya's Naivasha basin were darted and loaded onto trucks following a rescue effort, after long being threatened by poachers and conflict with local communities. Veterinary doctors and capture officers at the state-run Kenya Wildlife Service have now moved them to conservancies, including to the Loldia farm, some 120 km (75 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi, where they will be monitored. Kenya Wildlife Service workers attend to a Masai giraffe during its translocation from the community farmland of Moi Ndabi area to Loldia Wildlife Conservancy, near Naivasha in Nakuru County, Kenya…
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‘Virtual rangers’ help South African reserve keep poachers away

‘Virtual rangers’ help South African reserve keep poachers away

AKONA MATSHOBA and TANISHA HEIBERG THE animals that roam South Africa's Balule Nature Reserve have a new ally in the battle to keep them safe from poachers - camera phones mounted in protective cases that stream images of their activities to thousands of "virtual rangers" worldwide. With reserves across Africa cutting back on anti-poaching patrols amid a coronavirus-induced tourism lull that has hit funding, Balule has teamed up with handset manufacturer Samsung and tech pioneer Africam to supplement staff numbers with eyes and ears online. Over 55,000 people have become virtual rangers since the project, Wildlife Watch, went live this…
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