In this photo published by the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy, a male giraffe with a rare genetic trait called leukism that causes a white color can be seen in the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy in Kenya on Sunday, November 8, 2020. The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to protect it from poachers when it grazes in the arid savannah of Kenya near the Somali border. (Ishaqbini Community Conservancy via AP)
The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to protect it from poachers while grazing in Kenya. But despite his unique status, the lonely man has no name.
The white giraffe now stands alone after a woman and her calf were killed by poachers in March, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said in a statement Tuesday.
A rare genetic trait called leukism is what causes the white color and makes the surviving giraffe stand out dangerously for poachers in the arid savannah near the Somali border.
Now the GPS tracking device, which is attached to one of the giraffe’s horns, pings every hour to alert rangers of its location.
The reserve thanked the Kenya Wildlife Service along with the Northern Rangelands Trust and Save Giraffes Now for help.
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In this photo, published by the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy, a male giraffe with a rare genetic trait called leukism that causes a white color is shot with a sedative to mount a GPS tracking device that a helicopter has in the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy in Kenya is seen from Sunday, November 8, 2020. The only known white giraffe in the world has been equipped with a GPS tracking device to protect it from poachers grazing in the arid savannah of Kenya near the Somali border. (Ishaqbini Community Conservancy via AP)
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In this photo, published by the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy, a male giraffe with a rare genetic trait called leukism that causes a white color is shot with a sedative to mount a GPS tracking device that a helicopter has in the Ishaqbini Community Conservancy in Kenya is seen from Sunday, November 8, 2020. The only known white giraffe in the world has been equipped with a GPS tracking device to protect it from poachers grazing in the arid savannah of Kenya near the Somali border. (Ishaqbini Community Conservancy via AP)
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