The giraffe rescue mission required careful planning and preparation to move such a large wild animal.
One female, Asiwa, was isolated from the rest.
Trapped on her own tiny island, she became the rescuers' first priority.
Photo: Ami Vitale / Save Giraffes Now
A large barge was first constructed from empty drums, a steel floor, and fenced sides.
After guiding her onto the raft, a motor boat pulled the barge slowly to her new home.
They include one male and six femalesa significant number of individuals within an endangered subspecies of Northern giraffes.
Photo: Ami Vitale / Save Giraffes Now
Less than 2,000 individuals live in the wild or in sanctuaries across all of Africa.
As a result, the mission to move the stranded animals was utilitarian as well as humanitarian.
In the future, conservationists hope they can roam freely and safely over the Ruko Wildlife Conservancy.
Photo: Ami Vitale / Save Giraffes Now
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