link - http://voices.nationalgeographic.com...lative-plants/
The iconic giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), one of the world’s most recognisable animals and the tallest land mammal, is now threatened with extinction.

The species, which is widespread across southern and eastern Africa, with smaller isolated subpopulations in west and central Africa, has moved from Least Concern to Vulnerable due to a dramatic 36-40 percent decline from approximately 151,702-163,452 individuals in 1985 to 97,562 in 2015.


The growing human population is having a negative impact on many giraffe subpopulations. Illegal hunting, habitat loss and changes through expanding agriculture and mining, increasing human-wildlife conflict, and civil unrest are all pushing the species towards extinction. Of the nine subspecies of giraffe, three have increasing populations, whilst five have decreasing populations and one is stable.
a few more:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...inst/95203454/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...news11#image=1


i saw this on the newswire yesterday. wow, how does this happen? the wild population sits at about 97,000. to me that sounds cool. it sounds like alot, but i'm no conservationist, scientist or smartie. the giraffe is so iconic but they are now a vulnerable species. ):