Tracking and attaching monitoring beacons to giraffe in northwest Namibia with Dr. Julian Fennessy and the staff of the Giraffe Protection Foundation.
Our camp
The Giraffe Preservation Foundation with Dr. Julian Fenessey, his wife Stephanie and others from the Foundation.
Tranquilizer dart
Dr. Pete Morkel, DVM with the tranquilizer rifle
Getting ready to track
A giraffe in the distance
Giraffe tracks
Terry searching the horizon
Terry and Romanzo getting ready for the chase
Tracking vehicle
The chase is on
Subduing the giraffe
The tracking beacon that will be attached to the giraffe's ossicone.
Watch out for the legs
Drilling a hole in the ossicone
Louise feel the deep breath of the giraffe
Applying antiseptic to the ossicone
Examining the teeth
Emma records information specific to the giraffe
Tools use to attach the beacon
Steph Fennessy and the team subduing the giraffe before it is released.
The tranquilizer dart
Dr. Morkel removing the tranquilizer dart.
The team watching the giraffe run after she was released
Steph with antiseptic on her fingers.
Prior to capture the giraffe was referred to be a number. Steph decided to name the giraffe Louise after her mother. As it was our Louise's birthday the name also seemed appropriate.
Notebooks of information and images specific to each giraffe.
Dr. Morkel verifying information before the giraffe is released.
Stpeh, Louise, Jason and Emma conferring after release
Getting up and running
Sundowner after a long day
The Photographer
Sunrise on the desert
Hi Alan, You have a beautiful web site. BTW, we visited the Bryan Giraffe preserve near Pt. Arena.
Duane