Cassey Tash
Lister
The only female white giraffe in Kenya and her calf have been killed by poachers in Ijara, Garissa County.
The giraffes were at the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy.
According to the residents, the giraffe was in a skeletal state, her calf was the second birth making a total of three white giraffes in Kenya. The white giraffe was first spotted in 2017 after a photo went viral on Social Media. It was further stated that the giraffe was white but not albino, it had a condition known as leucism.
The giraffes were at the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy.
According to the residents, the giraffe was in a skeletal state, her calf was the second birth making a total of three white giraffes in Kenya. The white giraffe was first spotted in 2017 after a photo went viral on Social Media. It was further stated that the giraffe was white but not albino, it had a condition known as leucism.
