Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists have said, in a major blow to conservation of the rare animals found nowhere else in the world. White giraffes are a rare sight in conservation parks in Kenya, but a mother and calf first spotted in 2017 had become a symbol of hope for the species. [File, Standard]. Caitlin O'Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift. Kenya’s only remaining, and the world’s last known, white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa county. The white giraffe now stands alone after a female and her calf were killed by poachers in March, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said in a statement Tuesday. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Last white giraffe in the world fitted with a GPS tracking device to protect it from poachers as it roams the plains of Kenya Medical Xpress covers all medical research advances and health news, Tech Xplore covers the latest engineering, electronics and technology advances, Science X Network offers the most comprehensive sci-tech news coverage on the web. Rare white giraffes in Kenya In 2017, rangers spotted two rare white giraffes in northeastern Kenya. Claim: Kenya\u2019s only female white giraffe and her calf were killed by poachers. March 10, 2020 / 5:14 PM A third white giraffe is still alive – and it is believed to be the only one left in the entire world. The Kenya Wildlife Society, the main conservation body in the east-African country, said it was happy to assist in efforts to protect "unique wildlife like the only known white giraffe". Your feedback will go directly to Science X editors. The Kenya Wildlife Service, the main conservation body in Kenya, is currently investigating the killings. Poachers have killed the only female white giraffe in Kenya and her calf at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County, eastern Kenya. Now the GPS tracking device, attached to one of the giraffe's horns, will ping every hour to alert wildlife rangers to its location. The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Phys.org in any form. Neither your address nor the recipient's address will be used for any other purpose. Google Maps. In 2017, a female and baby giraffe were sighted near the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy in Kenya, their fur as white as snow. The carcass of a female white giraffe and one of her babies were found by rangers in Kenya's Garissa County, according to conservationists. 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Earlier this week, two extremely rare and mesmerizingly white giraffes, a mother and calf, were killed by poachers in Kenya, leaving only one white giraffe… A white giraffe at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara. The Kenya Wildlife Society is investigating the killings. This site uses cookies to assist with navigation, analyse your use of our services, and provide content from third parties. But despite its singular status, the lonely male doesn't have a name. A rare white giraffe and her baby were killed by poachers in Kenya, according to BBC News. The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to help protect it from poachers as it grazes in Kenya. "The community is devastated by this loss and certainly saddened," he added. A rare white giraffe and her calf in Kenya. Precisely how does Pfizer's Covid-19 mRNA vaccine work? Two extremely rare white giraffes were killed in northeastern Kenya apparently by poachers, the founder of the Hirola Conservation Program in Kenya, told CBS News. It is unclear who the poachers are and what their motive was. You can unsubscribe at any time and we'll never share your details to third parties. Kenyan conservationists have fitted the world's only remaining white giraffe with a GPS tracking device to protect the rare animal from poaching. 'This is a dark day': A pair of rare white giraffes are dead in Kenya, likely killed by poachers. The conservancy has thanked the Kenya Wildlife Service along with the Northern Rangelands Trust and Save Giraffes Now for the help. The female giraffe birthed a male calf in 2017, the Wildlife Service said. Hirola noted in a blog post that this was the first time many of the community rangers had seen a white giraffe. A third white giraffe is still alive. Get weekly and/or daily updates delivered to your inbox. It is thought to be the only remaining one in the world, the conservationists added. Kenya’s only remaining and the world’s last known white giraffe at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County. "We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe.". A white giraffe in the same Ishaqbini conservancy was reported in March 2016, while in Tanzania, a Masai giraffe calf called Omo was observed in Tarangire national park in January 2016. The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Ijara, Garissa County, Kenya. The giraffes are white due to a rare condition called leucism, which causes skin cells to have no pigmentation, according to BBC News. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors. A rare white giraffe became even rarer this year. Your opinions are important to us. A white female giraffe, thought to the last of its kind in the world, has been killed by poachers, conservationists in Kenya have announced. Rare Baby White Giraffe And Its Mom Spotted In Kenya ... another white giraffe was reportedly seen in eastern Kenya in Garissa County where the Hirola program is based. People were introduced to the white giraffe for the first time in 2017, when it was found along with its calf by Kenya's Ishaqbini Conservancy. "This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole," Ahmednoor said in a statement. So now, a conservation group is determined to keep an eye on him. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy In order to save these animals, they created a giraffe-safe barge to get them across to safe land. Poachers have since killed the mother, seen in this video, and her seven-month-old baby. and Terms of Use. The white giraffes were first spotted in 2016 and photographed in 2017, Abdullahi H. Ali, founder of the Hirola Conservation Program in Kenya, told CBS News. The white giraffes were first spotted in 2016 and photographed in 2017, Abdullahi H. Ali, founder of the Hirola Conservation Program in Kenya, told CBS News. Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by armed poachers, conservationists announced this week. / CBS News. Poaching is prohibited in Kenya and poachers are likely to face a jail time, Ali wrote to CBS News. There is only one white giraffe left in the world now. "This is the first time we ever saw white giraffes in Kenya although they have been reported elsewhere before like in Tanzania," Ali wrote in a message to CBS News. First published on March 10, 2020 / 5:14 PM. The content is provided for information purposes only. The white giraffe made headlines in 2017 after its discovery, with its unique white hide. "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," Ahmednoor's statement continued. Conservancy manager Mohammed Ahmednoor Tuesday said they only found skeletons of the rare animals after a long search. © 2020 The Associated Press. Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said on Tuesday, in a major blow for the rare animals found nowhere else in the world. It is white but not albino, because of a condition known as leucism. We do not guarantee individual replies due to extremely high volume of correspondence. NAIROBI, Kenya — The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to help protect it from poachers as it grazes in Kenya. 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