Giraffes bring peace to Kenyan communities once at odds

Baringo, Kenya — On a vast farm in Kenya's Rift Valley, a veterinarian carefully takes aim before shooting a tranquilizer dart and sending another giraffe sinking slowly to the ground before it is roped and blindfolded. It is the first stage of a delicate operation by the Kenya Wildlife Service to move a group of the endangered animals to a conservancy around 140 kilometers to the east. The subdued giraffe is kept at the farm in Sergoit along with seven others for an acclimatization period of about 10 days...