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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 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 ...
The Endangered Species Act is a continuously updated list that remains up-to-date on species that are endangered or threatened. Along with the update of the list, the Endangered Species Act also seeks to implement actions to protect the species within its list. [72]
ASGN and its partners have assisted the local community with boreholes, cereal banks, grain mills, seeds and fertilizer to encourage them to protect the giraffes, which can be destructive to crops. However, the population of giraffes is threatened by loss of its habitat, the tiger bush, which is gradually being cleared for agriculture. [3]
The Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis [2] or Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis), also known as Baringo giraffe or Ugandan giraffe, is the nominate subspecies or species of giraffe. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan. It is currently extinct in the wild of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Eritrea ...
Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on ...
Humans have been the cause of many species’ extinction. Due to humans’ changing and modifying their environment, the habitat of other species often become altered or destroyed as a result of human actions. [25] The altering of habitats will cause habitat fragmentation, reducing the species' habitat and decreasing their dispersal range.