While hunting of giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania is illegal, an estimated 2 to 10 percent of the population is poached from Serengeti National Park each year alone due to a market for giraffe body parts that has emerged.
In other places, like the Congo, giraffe tails are considered a status symbol. The market for giraffes is not just a problem on the African continent. An investigation last year by Humane Society International and the Humane Society of the United States found products representing 4, individual giraffes have been imported into the U.
Habitat encroachment is also a concern. Why did they develop those lovely long necks? We want to ensure that these majestic mammals survive — and thrive — in Africa to stir imaginations for generations to come.
That's why in the Center and our partners petitioned the U. Endangered Species Act. When the Service missed its deadline to move forward, in we filed a notice of intent to sue the agency for failing to consider protections. Get the latest on our work for biodiversity and learn how to help in our free weekly e-newsletter. Endangered Species Act petition. The Center for Biological Diversity is a c 3 registered charitable organization. This listing is very exciting for our experts and a big step forward for giraffe conservation.
The team are now working with experts to review and publish assessments of all the subspecies. All the populations are isolated from each other, separated by geographical barriers, and possibly biological barriers too. We know this because the subspecies do not interbreed.
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