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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]
There are around 45,400 Masai giraffes — an amount roughly equivalent to 67% of their population in the 1970s. Giraffes feed on leaves, stems, flowers and fruits, so human population growth and ...
The number of giraffes has decreased by nearly 30% since the 1980s, per the Giraffe Conservation Foundation Giraffes Need Protections of Endangered Species Act After Declining Numbers, U.S ...
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 ...
Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 783 mammalian species (14% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.
The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) is an ecotype of the Nubian giraffe. It is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1,399 mature individuals estimated in the wild in 2018. [1]
The giraffe is a protected species in most of its range. It is the national animal of Tanzania, [141] and is protected by law, [142] and unauthorised killing can result in imprisonment. [143] The UN-backed Convention of Migratory Species selected giraffes for protection in 2017. [144]
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 ...