Two rare white giraffes poached

Posted on 11 March 2020

Two rare white giraffes, a mother and her calf, were poached in Kenya. Rangers found the carcasses of the two animals in a village in Kenya’s Garissa County, according to BBC. 

A rare genetic condition called leucism is what gave the giraffes their unique colouring. It causes skin cells to have no pigmentation.

The animals were first photographed in 2017, where concerns about their safety were raised as their location was revealed.

 

 

The animals were killed at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy. The manager, Mohammed Ahmednoor, spoke to BBC and said that these giraffes hadn’t been seen in over three months.

In a ststement, Mr Ahmednoor said: ‘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 giraffe. Its killing is a blow to the tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species and a wake-up call for continued support to conservation efforts.’

The incident is being investigated and no arrests have been made yet.

 

Image: Instagram/ @_sustainable.you 






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