Video by amivitale / Happy World Giraffe Day! Here, Rothschild's (Nubian) giraffes are fed on Longicharo Island, a rocky lava pinnacle, in the middle of western Kenya's Lake Baringo. The rising lake levels inundated the land, turning the peninsula into an island and trapping the giraffes. In a dramatic rescue, all the giraffes were transported across the lake on a makeshift raft, also called the "giraft," to Ruko Community Conservancy. Today, fewer than 3,000 Rothschild's giraffes are left 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 savegiraffesnow who helped orchestrate this inspiring move with The Northern Rangelands Trust (nrt_kenya) and kenyawildlifeservice. Learn more, including how to get involved by following amivitale and savegiraffesnow thephotosociety #giraffes #stopp...