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Giraffes given a new home in Uganda to escape oil drilling in the country’s largest park

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Rangers in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park have initiated a critical conservation project to relocate Nubian giraffes from the area. The operation, undertaken on a cold morning in the country's largest national park, is designed to give the animals a new home.

The relocation effort is specifically aimed at helping the giraffes escape oil drilling activities within the park. Described as a daunting wildlife project, the move is considered essential for the preservation and protection of the species amidst industrial development in their natural habitat.

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