Photo by amivitale / Rothschild's (Nubian) giraffes browse on Longicharo Island, a rocky pinnacle of lava in Kenya's Lake Baringo. They have become stranded there because of flooding. The giraffes were originally reintroduced to a remote peninsula along Lake Baringo in 2012, in hopes that the isolated location would provide shelter from poaching and increase the population in their native western Kenyan range. However, rising lake levels turned the peninsula into an island, trapping them. It is now a race against time as the local community, partnering with savegiraffesnow nrt_kenya and kenyawildlifeservice, work to rescue them from the island. Today, it is estimated there are fewer than 2,000-3,000 endangered Rothschild's giraffes in Africa, with about 800 in Kenya. “The hope is that this is just the first step of reintroducing these giraffes back to their historical home across the Western Rift Valley, hopefully over the next 20-30 years,” explained David O'Connor, president of save...