Giraffe’s long haul road trip to SA
A three-year-old giraffe has left a Perth zoo bound for Adelaide as part of a breeding program to help save the species from extinction.
Inkosi the giraffe leaves Perth on a road trip to Adelaide's Monarto zoo. Photo: AAP/Perth Zoo
Inkosi, which means “the king” in Zulu, is being taken by road to his new home at the Monarto Safari Park east of Adelaide after several months of preparations including daily crate training.
Two zookeepers and a veterinarian are making the 2750km trip with him.
Giraffe populations in the wild have declined by more than 40 per cent in the past three decades, putting their future at risk.
“Perth Zoo’s conservation efforts extend well beyond the gates and Inkosi’s transfer is a great example of this vital work in action,” WA Environment Minister Reece Whitby said.
“We wish Inkosi well and hope he lives up to his name by reigning over his own herd at his new home in South Australia.”
-AAP
