Giraffe relocation in Kenya – in pictures
In western Kenya, wild giraffes are being relocated to the Ruko Conservancy to maintain peace between the Pokot and Ilchamus communities. Since the first giraffe’s arrival to the reserve in 2011, poaching has ceased, and community relations have improved, creating jobs and regional stability. Before a giraffe’s arrival, an intercommunal welcoming ceremony with dancing and singing is held for them, an inconceivable scene in the mid-2000s
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A herd of giraffes move together during a translocation exercise for wild giraffes in a farm near Eldoret, Kenya
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The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) veterinarian Matthew Mutinda gets ready to shoot a tranquilliser dart from a moving vehicle during a translocation exercise
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KWS veterinarians check on the temperature of a giraffe that has been tranquillised during a translocation exercise
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KWS members get ready to move a giraffe that has been tranquillised
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KWS members push the head of a giraffe that has been tranquillised and blindfolded as others pull ropes to control the movement of the animal
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KWS staff gather giraffes in an enclosure while getting them ready to be moved during a translocation exercise
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KWS members push a trailer containing a giraffe that has been blindfolded during a translocation exercise for wild giraffes
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A senior member of the Kenya Wildlife Service pulls a rope as others try to control the movement of a giraffe that has been blindfolded and placed in a trailer during a translocation exercise
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A senior worker operates the gate of a truck containing several giraffes
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A KWS member places leaves and branches as feed on a truck containing several giraffes
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KWS members drive a truck containing several giraffes during a translocation exercise
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KWS members drive a tractor attached to a trailer containing a giraffe that has been blindfolded
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Women wearing traditional clothes gather to follow the community celebrations to honour the arrival of several wild giraffes at Ruko Conservancy
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Women attend the community celebrations to honour the arrival of several wild giraffes
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Community celebrations honour the arrival of several wild giraffes
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Men gather to take part in the community celebrations to honour the arrival of several wild giraffes at Ruko Conservancy
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Women queue to take part in the community celebrations
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A police officer monitors the community celebrations
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A boy touches a baby giraffe roaming at the community celebrations at Ruko Conservancy
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A baby giraffe during community celebrations
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