Pictured: Vets blindfold giraffes ahead of delicate relocation mission
The TelegraphIn the mid-2000s, Pokot and Ilchamus elders took matters into their own hands, launching an initiative to resettle the Rothschild’s, or Nubian, giraffes into the Ruko conservancy around 174 miles north of the capital Nairobi. The elders hoped the world’s tallest mammals would attract tourists and income, quelling tensions in the neglected region by providing employment in an area where many young people - like elsewhere in Kenya - struggle to find jobs. “Back 20 years before, Pokot and Ilchamus had a conflict that erupted because of livestock theft and resulted in loss of life, loss of livestock and pushing people to move away from their homeland,” she told AFP. “This place became deserted, where we are now today was a battleground for the bandits.” But now, she said, the gentle creatures are helping to “ensure that there is peace between the two communities”.
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