The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Something Amazing 4 Start at the Beginning 6 Follow Those Giraffes 12 Home New Home 18 Operation Twiga Begins 20 The Big Day 24 Operation Twiga Continues 30 The Rest of the Story 34 A Note from Sandra Markle 36 Did You Know 37 Glossary 38 Source Notes 39 Find Out More 39 Index 40
The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes

The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes

After oil was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, which was home to nearly all the country's Nubian giraffes, conservationists knew they had to do something. So in 2015, they hatched a plan to move some of these animals, which are critically endangered, across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. The solution involved transporting the world's tallest land animal by truck and by barge. Follow along as Sandra Markle tells the story of this unusual—and successful—rescue effort!

About This Book

By: Sandra Markle
Illustrated by:
Published by: Millbrook Press an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
9-12Age Range
- AR
46Pages
EnvironmentSubject
-Lexile
15-30 minsReading Time
-Guided Reading
-Fountas & Pinnell
-DRA