Somali Giraffe Project
Partnering with indigenous communities to conserve giraffes in northeastern Kenya.
The Silent Extinction of the Somali Giraffe
While the world’s attention has often focused on the plight of elephants and rhinos, the Somali (Reticulated) giraffe has been quietly vanishing from our rangelands. This is a “silent extinction”, a catastrophic decline that happened without public outcry or global headlines.
In just three decades, we have lost over 50% of the wild population due to habitat fragmentation, bushmeat poaching, and the ravages of climate change. Today, the majestic herds that once roamed freely across the Horn of Africa have been reduced to scattered, vulnerable populations.
Our Mission
To support the protection and conservation of Somali giraffes through community-based programs.
Anti Poaching
Our anti-antipoaching program is constituted of local Somali pastoralists recruited voluntarily and trained to help reduce illegal activities across vast northeastern Kenya.
De-Snaring
Snaring is a big menace to the conservation of endangered species; poachers have adapted ways of setting wire & rope traps to trap wildlife by entangling the legs or the neck.
Somali Giraffe
Although the region harbors the majority of reticulated giraffe populations, little is known about their population abundance, densities and distribution along
Disease
Surveillance
The region is inhabited by nomadic pastoralist that keeps large herds of livestock which inadvertently leads to a potential threat of disease outbreaks.
Human-Giraffe
conflict
Human population growth and change in land-use are some of the leading causes of giraffe habitat loss and fragmentation in our region.
Community Engagements
The community is an essential pillar to the conservation of the endangered reticulated giraffe, therefore, We strive to engage the community
Protecting Hirola Antelope | Wildlife Conservation Expo
Protecting Giraffe & Hirola Antelope | Wildlife Conservation Expo 2023
Largest Somali Giraffe
Collaring Exercise
Helping giraffes and farmers to live in harmony
L'ange gardien
des girafes
Portrait d'enfant:
Abdel au Kenya
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