“Moving giraffe is no easy task, particularly when it involves such a long distance and crossing an international border. The feasibility study for this project started more than two years ago, she added. “Giraffe translocations are extremely complex and risky operations,” said Fennessy. The animals arrived in Iona on Wednesday. In this case, size does matter.”īefore they were loaded on to the truck, solar-powered GPS satellite ear-tags were fitted to some of the animals for post-translocation monitoring. “Animals that are too big are too high a risk during the move. Their size was important, said Stephanie Fennessy, executive director and co-founder of GCF. The young giraffes, each measuring up to 3.5 metres in height, were captured in Namibia on 3 July. The translocation was a team effort by African Parks, an NGO that oversees the management of national parks in 12 countries, including Iona, the government of Angola and Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), which, along with the Wyss Foundation, funded the move. Photograph: Casey Crafford/GCF/African Parks Giraffes are put into a boma, or enclosure, before being released into the wild in Iona national park, Angola.
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