What a rescue!

Rangers took the giraffe to safety. (Ami Vitale/Save Giraffes Now)
The giraffes were stuck on the island. (Ami Vitale/Save Giraffes Now)
They blindfolded Asiwa so she would stay calm. (@kieran.avery)
Asiwa rides on the barge. (Ami Vitale/Save Giraffes Now)
Rangers rode with Asiwa. (@kieran.avery)

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Asiwa’s island in Kenya flooded. People built a barge. They moved her.

Seven more giraffes were on the island. All eight will live in a big, dry park.

Read More: Only 800 Rothschild’s giraffes live in Kenya. The eight rescued giraffes had been moved to Longicharo Island in Lake Baringo ten years ago. The lake flooded last year. The eight giraffes were stuck. Rangers checked on them and brought food. The flooding did not stop. The rangers built a big barge. They moved the animals one by one to a safe place. Do you think it was hard to coax a blindfolded giraffe onto the float? Read Genesis 6:19-22 and Genesis 7. What was moving animals like for Noah?