UAE-backed giraffe conservation project in Kenya - in pictures

  • Dr Abdullahi Ali, the founder of a UAE-backed giraffe conservation project in north-eastern Kenya. All photos: Somali Giraffe Project
    Dr Abdullahi Ali, the founder of a UAE-backed giraffe conservation project in north-eastern Kenya. All photos: Somali Giraffe Project
  • The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is helping the Somali Giraffe Project
    The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is helping the Somali Giraffe Project
  • The reticulated giraffe is experiencing a decline in numbers
    The reticulated giraffe is experiencing a decline in numbers
  • Dr Ali said that a lot of effort has been made in Africa to help elephants, but that giraffe numbers are much lower
    Dr Ali said that a lot of effort has been made in Africa to help elephants, but that giraffe numbers are much lower
  • Rangers with an anaesthetised reticulated giraffe
    Rangers with an anaesthetised reticulated giraffe
  • Droughts have forced formerly nomadic people to settle near rivers, limiting the giraffes’ access to water
    Droughts have forced formerly nomadic people to settle near rivers, limiting the giraffes’ access to water
  • Rangers inspecting crop damage at a farm
    Rangers inspecting crop damage at a farm
  • A lack of acacia trees, the giraffes’ natural food source, is another reason for the decline
    A lack of acacia trees, the giraffes’ natural food source, is another reason for the decline
  • Dr Ali’s project received a $15,000 grant from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
    Dr Ali’s project received a $15,000 grant from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
  • Dr Ali distributing lime trees to farmers participating in a conflict resolution workshop
    Dr Ali distributing lime trees to farmers participating in a conflict resolution workshop
  • Women from a farmers group posing with a conflict resolution banner
    Women from a farmers group posing with a conflict resolution banner
  • Conservation workers collar a giraffe
    Conservation workers collar a giraffe
  • A reticulated giraffe in north-eastern Kenya
    A reticulated giraffe in north-eastern Kenya
  • Dr Ali with a giraffe tagged on its tail
    Dr Ali with a giraffe tagged on its tail
  • A conflict resolution session
    A conflict resolution session