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  2. Giraffe Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the vulnerable giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. In 1979, the Giraffe Center, a nature sanctuary for visiting and including wildlife conservation education for urban ...

  3. Giraffe Manor - Wikipedia

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    Giraffe Manor. Giraffe Manor is a small hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with its associated Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Rothschild's giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies.

  4. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Lydekker, 1903. Rothschild's giraffe's range in light green. Synonyms. G.c. rothschildi (Lydekker, 1903) Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis ) is an ecotype of the Nubian giraffe. It is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1,399 mature individuals estimated in the wild in 2018.

  5. Nairobi National Park - Wikipedia

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    The Park entrance in 1960. British colonists arrived in the area where the park is in the late 19th century. At this time, the Athi plains east and south of what is today Nairobi had plentiful wildlife. Nomadic Maasai lived and herded their cattle among the wildlife. Kikuyu people farmed the forested highlands above Nairobi. As Nairobi grew ...

  6. Betty Leslie-Melville - Wikipedia

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    Betty married Jock Leslie-Melville in 1964. [1] [2]She was instrumental in creating sanctuaries to preserve the subspecies of the Rothschild's giraffe in Kenya.Often called the "Giraffe Lady," she spent much of her life living and working in Kenya protecting and caring for the Rothschild's giraffe population there, primarily through a breeding programme established at her residence, Giraffe Manor.

  7. Samburu National Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Established. 1985. Mount Ololokwe (in the reserve) Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya. It is 165 km 2 (64 sq mi) in size and is 350 km (220 mi) from Nairobi. It ranges in elevation from 800 to 1,230 m (2,620 to 4,040 ft). [1] Geographically and administratively, it is part of Samburu County.

  8. Your guide to the Milwaukee County Zoo, from free days ... - AOL

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    What animals are at the Milwaukee County Zoo? The zoo's website has a listing of its animals, which, as of April 2024, include more than 2,100 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, representing ...

  9. Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuary. The Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuary is a community-based conservation and natural resource management initiative. The sanctuary is located in Garissa County, Kenya, in the area surrounding the village of Bour-Algi, 5 km south of Garissa town. The sanctuary covers an area of around 125 km² and borders the Tana River to ...