These two days, when Atan searched the Internet for the twilight of Kenya, he suddenly found an accident news that just happened last month: "Three endangered giraffes have died by touching the high-voltage line!" ”
Three Rothschild giraffes were electrocuted while walking in the wild in the Nakuru Reserve in Kenya when they touched an overly low high voltage line, the news said.
The Rothschild giraffe is a very endangered giraffe with fewer than 1,600 in the wild. In Kenya, about 600 Rothschild giraffes live.
After an investigation, the Kenya Wildlife Service found that the lack of pole height in the area was the leading cause of giraffe deaths. Moreover, such deaths are not the first time they have occurred, and if the power sector had heeded the advice of experts, similar accidents could have been avoided.
Kenya's power supply department said it would replace the area's power facilities as soon as possible and increase the height of transmission lines so that giraffes could pass safely.
Kenyan wildlife protector Dr Paula Kahumbu said such a power facility would kill wild animals such as giraffes, vultures and flamingos. Risk assessment recommendations played no role in the construction of the project, and the recommendations of some experts were ignored. Hopefully, such a death will arouse people's attention and take urgent remedial measures!
Seeing the news of the accidental death of such wild animals due to human facilities, even those of us on the other side of the ocean are also sorry.
The giraffe is a huge and elegant animal. Most of our impressions of giraffes come from the major zoos in the country, because giraffes are almost standard in zoos, which makes us think that giraffes seem to be common.
But in fact, according to genetic research, giraffes can be divided into four species, including southern giraffes, Marseille giraffes, reticulated giraffes and northern giraffes, of which only the southern giraffes have a stable population, which is a common species in zoos. The other three are endangered and vulnerable. The Rothschild giraffe mentioned in the news is a subspecies of the northern giraffe and is endangered in number.
Since adult giraffes have few natural predators in the wild, the main reasons for their threat come from habitat encroachment, industrial facilities, and poachers brought about by growing human populations.
So the best way to really understand giraffes, rather than the stereotypical behavior in zoos, is to go into the wild, to Africa, to see their natural behavior in their natural state.
In addition to directly observing animal behavior during nature tours, you can also learn a lot of cold knowledge about giraffes from experienced nature guides:
How do giraffes avoid being pricked by golden and cheerful thorns when they eat acacia leaves?
How do giraffes hide from predators?
How do individual giraffes interact with each other?
What is their connection to other animals?
Why should we protect it? The reason, of course, is not just because they are "cute"!
Of course, if the conditions for international travel are not mature, even if you watch documentaries and books at home, you can also gain a lot of knowledge.
Kenya is one of the best travel destinations for giraffes. Three different species of giraffes can be seen here, the white stockings of the Rothschild giraffe in Nakuru, the leaf-like pattern of the Marseille giraffe in The Marais, and the reticulated giraffe fishing net coat in Sambru in the north. You can even enjoy afternoon tea at Nairobi's Giraffe Estate and have a real tongue kiss with a giraffe.
Let's take a look at the wonderful giraffe photos that veteran wildlife photographer Jerry Shu has taken more than 40 times to Africa!
Let's love giraffes and care about giraffes together, and if we have the chance, let's go to Africa with the wild to see giraffes!
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