Ugandan wildlife rangers are translocating 12 endangered Nubian giraffes to a new home in the country’s largest national park, aiming to reduce risks associated with planned oil drilling. Multiple outlets report that the effort involves moving the animals as part of a broader conservation response to habitat pressure near the park. The rangers are described as carrying out the translocation operations to relocate the giraffes to an area deemed more suitable for their continued survival. The giraffes are identified as Nubian giraffes, a subspecies listed as endangered, and the relocation number is consistently reported as 12. The reporting frames the move as precautionary, linking the translocation to the threat posed by oil development activities and associated disruptions within or near protected land. The articles do not provide further details on the destination location, timeline, or monitoring results, but they agree on the central points: the animals are endangered, the operation is led by rangers in Uganda’s largest park, and oil drilling plans are a key driver for the decision to move them.