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Giraffes need new protections under the United States Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed on Wednesday, Nov. 20. West African, Kordofan and Nubian ...
While giraffes are not native to the U.S., listing them under the act would still provide protections to giraffe populations. The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973, establishes protections ...
The three subspecies of northern giraffe officials are proposing to be listed as endangered include the West African, Kordofan and Nubian giraffes, whose populations have plummeted by roughly 77% ...
By 2007 a total of 164 giraffes were counted in the park. [1] ASGN has engaged in protecting giraffe habitats, educating the local community about giraffes, extending microloans, and offering other forms of assistance to villagers within the giraffe-inhabited areas. It has also participated in an annual giraffe census. [2]
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.
The Biden administration has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying it would crack down on imports containing giraffe body parts. If finalized, a new proposal would require permits to ...
Sivatherium ("Shiva's beast", from Shiva and therium, Latinized form of Ancient Greek θηρίον - thēríon) is an extinct genus of giraffid that ranged throughout Africa and Eurasia. The species Sivatherium giganteum is, by weight, one of the largest giraffids known, and also one of the largest ruminants of all time. [3]
Sadly, their numbers are declining and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed adding giraffes to the endangered list under the Endangered Species Act. Watch the Video.