NAIROBI: Poachers have killed rare white female giraffe and her calf in north-east Kenya.
The officials of the Department of Forests retrieved the bodies of the two giraffes few days ago.
According to the officials, there were only three giraffes of its kind found nowhere else in the world but in Kenya and now only one of its species is left behind.
Experts say their alabaster color is caused not by albinism but a condition known as leucism, which means they continue to produce dark pigment in their soft tissue, giving them dark eyes.
Conservationists say their deaths, confirmed by rangers and community members, was a “sad day” and a major loss for researchers working in the remote corner of Kenya.
The white giraffe stirred huge interest in 2017 when she was first spotted on the conservancy and again when she birthed two calves, the latest in August last year.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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