Conservationists are rescuing giraffes stranded on an island in Lake Boringo in western Kenya after heavy rains led to the flooding of their rangeland habitat, threatening the animals with drowning https://reut.rs/33Vo2UC  1/5

Relentless rains have increased lake levels which began to swallow up the peninsula where the giraffes have been living. 'With giraffes undergoing a silent extinction, every one we can protect matters,' said the president of Save Giraffes Now 2/5

The Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with the United States-based Save Giraffes Now and Kenya’s Northern Rangelands Trust rescued two of the giraffes with a custom-made steel barge and is working to rescue more from the island 3/5

The rescued Rothschild’s (Nubian) giraffes are becoming a rare breed, with about 3,000 left in Africa, 800 of which live in Kenya 4/5

The move to Ruko will afford them protection from poachers and predators, said Patrick Omondi, KWS director of biodiversity research and planning. Read more about the mission https://reut.rs/33Vo2UC  5/5