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Ami Vitale
美國，美國有線電視新聞網

12月3日在肯亞巴林哥湖，一隻羅氏長頸鹿被送上一艘特製的接駁船上，以遷離洪水氾濫的隆加羅島。

目前瀕臨絕種的羅氏長頸鹿是北部長頸鹿的亞種。隆加羅島本是個半島，然而過去十年，巴林哥湖水位上升而切斷了它與陸地的通道，導致它成了一座孤島。2019年格外嚴重的暴雨造成的水患使九隻長頸鹿受困於島上。當地社群與保育專家合作建造了一艘接駁船，將動物送至對岸的魯科社區野生動物保護區。過程中必須為長頸鹿施打鎮靜劑，但風險是牠們的生理構造會導致牠們容易被自己的唾液嗆到而窒息，同時血壓變化可能造成腦損傷，因此有位獸醫隨行以應對各種藥物反應。隨後，長頸鹿被套上頭套以繩索導引上船。

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Ami Vitale
United States, for CNN

A Rothschild’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is transported to safety in a custom-built barge from a flooded Longicharo Island, Lake Baringo, Kenya, 3 December.

Rothschild’s giraffes are a subspecies of the northern giraffe, and are classified as endangered. Longicharo Island was once a peninsula. Rising water levels in Lake Baringo over the past ten years have cut it off to form an island. Particularly heavy rainfall in 2019 caused further floods, stranding nine giraffes. The local community worked with conservationists to build the barge and transport the animals to a sanctuary in the Ruko conservancy on the shores of the lake. The giraffes had to be tranquilized, which is a danger given their anatomy: they are at risk of choking on their own saliva, and changes in blood pressure can cause brain damage. A vet was on hand to immediately counteract the drug. The animals were then hooded and led onto the barge with guide ropes.