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  2. Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

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    The West African, Kordofan and Nubian — all subspecies of the northern giraffe — have seen their population fall around 77% since 1985, according to federal officials.

  3. Northern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The current IUCN taxonomic scheme lists one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and nine subspecies. [1] [7] A 2021 whole genome sequencing study suggests the northern giraffe as a separate species, and postulates the existence of three distinct subspecies, [8] and more recently, one extinct subspecies. [9] [10] [11]

  4. Poachers have African giraffes on the verge of extinction - AOL

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    Hunting and poaching have decimated the continent's giraffe population by about 40 percent, according to one estimate. There are now only about 80,000 of the animals currently in the wild.

  5. Giraffe, Malayan tiger depart from EP Zoo for conservation ...

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    EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — With Obi the giraffe leaving the El Paso Zoo soon, another endangered animal will also depart to support critical conservation efforts, the City of El Paso said in a news ...

  6. List of reptiles of Texas - Wikipedia

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    This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.

  7. List of mammals of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals. The land varies from swamps , Piney Woods in the east , rocky hills and limestone karst in the central Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau , desert in the south and west , mountains in the far west (the Trans-Pecos ), and grassland ...

  8. Invisible' extinction: Giraffe population down 40% - AOL

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    A decline of 40% in the last 15 years and on the brink of extinction. That's the way things are looking for the world's tallest animal, the giraffe, according to Giraffe Conservation Foundation ...

  9. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    As of 2018, Rothschild's giraffe is classified as near threatened. Very few locations are left where Rothschild's giraffe can be seen in the wild, with notable spots being Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya [14] and Murchison Falls National Park [15] in northern Uganda. Their predators are hyenas, lions, crocodiles, and leopards. [10]