In a recently reported news that showed just how unfair this world can be when the livelihood of certain species are not closely monitored. A rare white giraffe mother and her baby calf were just recently gunned down by certain poachers who although were guarded by Kenya itself in the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy, poachers were able to gun down and kill this giraffe for sport which puts these already rare giraffes in danger. If anti-poaching drones were regularly deployed, the monitoring of the giraffes could have at least safeguarded them from potential threats made by the poachers even before they happen.
The Kenyan wildlife sanctuary was where the skeletal state of these two giraffes were found
The finding of the skeletal frames of these two giraffes sparked an outrage as the Kenyan wildlife sanctuary takes the safeguarding of their animals very seriously. The Kenyan wildlife service were called to examine the surroundings of the conservancy to find the two giraffes who had been missing for quite an unusual amount of time. Once the bones were found, the professionals conducting the search party stated that the bones had been present for at least four months!
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Manager of the reserve assumed responsibility
The manager of the Garissa County reserve in Kenya, Mohammed Ahmednoor, released a statement in a news press release saying "This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole. We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffes," while also noting the fact that Kenya has been doing a good job in safeguarding these animals but the poachers were just really able to penetrate their good way of life. Great emotion was felt as Mohammed Ahmednoor announced that these acts were "a blow to tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species," and that this was a "wake-up call for continued support to conservation efforts."
The popularity of the white giraffe grew from a video posted on YouTube
There is a video on YouTube showing the family of three giraffes stretching their necks to look beyond the trees and eat their leaves as opposed to how other animals eat grass. The video was able to gain millions of views and was featured in several news reporting platforms like The Guardian, USA Today, Inside Edition, and the most important of all, National Geographic. The video was not limited to these platforms as they have also spread all over social media.
The use of anti-poaching drones could solve this matter
Accodring to reports by WWF, the illegal wildlife trade has been able to climb to the fourth of items being illegally traded along with drugs, counterfeiting, smuggling people, and other illegal activities, products, or even entities being traded. The estimated worth of this industry has already reached $4.5 billion dollars annually and is becoming a worldwide problem as some animals are already on the brink of extinction because of these acts. Drones are a cheap way to cover a huge area to both survey and keep track of certain animals roaming around. If only proper drone technology was deployed, we may not have had to experience the loss of the white giraffe mother and her baby calf.
