THE STANDARD
KENYA
Three Rothschild giraffes have died after being electrocuted by a powerline at Sosambu conservancy in Nakuru.
The giraffes were electrocuted while moving along a low-hanging local power transmission line within the vast conservancy.
The incident has raised an uproar among conservationists who noted that since 2019, close to 11 endangered Rothschild have been killed in the same manner.
In the recent incident, two giraffes were reportedly electrocuted on Friday and one on Saturday.
“Now a total 11 giraffes have been killed on these lines. There had been an attempt some time back to have the line moved or lifted but there was no support of the idea, said conservationist Kerry Outram.
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