The number of giraffes in Africa has dropped by 40% over the past 30 years, but the reasons for this remain largely unknown.
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A new study found that community-based wildlife conservation can quickly result in clear ecological success.
Giraffe populations have declined by more than a third over the past 30 years. Two wildlife law experts explain the protections that would come with including them on a US list of endangered species.
Are giraffes really facing extinction? The decline of these beloved animals - and many others – has been hidden in plain sight as Africa builds ever more roads, railways and cities.
South Sudan is a country where conflict is rife. This has had a knock-on effect on the country's rich and varied fauna, and put conservation programmes in severe crisis.
Giraffes are facing a silent extinction and need conservation strategies to help them.
The latest trophy hunting furore should at least raise the profile of Africa’s forgotten megafauna.
The reaction to the euthanasia of Marius the giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo has highlighted cultural differences in attitudes to animals and death between the UK and Denmark. I first visited the Copenhagen…
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