VIDEO: Giraffe starts walking tall – after dгamatic rescue from island surrounded by cгocodiles in Kenya

For once, animal lovers should be heaving a sigh of relief — and be happy.

Wildlife rescue teams have saved one of eight giraffes trapped on a newly-formed island made by ever-rising floodwaters in Kenya. Because there is a huge danger: the island is surrounded by crocodiles.

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International conservation charity Save Giraffes Now has assisted in hand-building a barge allowing the animal to cross safely into the plains. The charity says plans to save the other animals will continue.

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One only hopes their mission will be accomplished soon, so that these animals can start walking tall — with pride too.

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Save Giraffes Now said on its Facebook page, “After months of planning it was a HUGE relief for all involved to see Asiwa take her first steps into her new home!

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“Asiwa travelled well and is now getting accustomed to her new location, food and landscape in a smaller section of the 17.7 square kilometres predator-proof sanctuary, located within 44,000 hectares of Ruko Community Conservancy mainland.

A giraffe is captured with ropes before being floated on a barge in Kenya. AP

“This will be the protocol for each giraffe moved. As they settle, the team from Ruko will then slowly release them into ever-larger areas of the sanctuary, where they’ll join other giraffe that will be re-introduced in future.”

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