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Monday, April 30, 2018

'A Silent Extinction': Finding Peace And Saving Giraffes On A Lake In Kenya

Our series "Take A Number" looks at problems around the world — and the people trying to solve them — through the lens of a single number.

From the boat, Rebecca Kochulem points at the hills surrounding Lake Baringo. It is a spectacular specimen of natural beauty: red cliffs plunging into water, steam rising from gurgling hot springs and the hills, lush and green with acacia trees.

Kochulem, a zoologist, sees this as a perfect habitat for giraffes.

"The only problem is that most of the species were wiped out from this area because of poaching," she says.

Many decades ago, this was the home of the Rothschild's giraffe. Because of poaching and conflict, they disappeared from this area of Kenya for about 70 years.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Be tons of money poured into saving them if they can vote, democrats will go right after them!


Dead or Alive.