DECEMBER 10th 2019 – Giraffes Just Added To List Of Animals Facing Extinction..
Because of Illegal hunting, poaching and other human activity taking place in the world, Giraffes were recently added to the long list of animals going extinct.
Dr Julian Fennessy, co-chair of the IUCN Special Survival Commission, and the Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group said the following:
“Whilst giraffe are commonly seen on safari, in the media, and in zoos, people – including conservationists – are unaware that these majestic animals are undergoing a silent extinction.
While giraffe populations in southern Africa are doing just fine, the world’s tallest animal is under severe pressure in some of its core ranges across East, Central and West Africa.
It may come as a shock that three of the currently recognised nine subspecies are now considered ‘Critically Endangered’ or ‘Endangered’, but we have been sounding the alarm for a few years now.”
As with other animals placed on the “close to extinction list”, some have gotten off with time. Hopefully Giraffes become one of them. You can read more about this HERE.