Giraffes are at risk of becoming extinct after numbers have plummeted by up to 40 per cent in 30 years, conservationists have warned.
The global population of the world’s tallest mammal has declined from more than 150,000 in the 1980s to less than 100,000 in 2015.
Growing human population, loss of habitat through agriculture and mining, illegal hunting and human conflict in the Africancountries they habituate are all taking their toll on the animal.
Now the species has been classed as “vulnerable to extinction” on the latest global Red List of Threatened Species.
The assessment, done by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), also revealed a worsening situation for African grey parrots.
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2 comments:
This is so sad. These beautiful creatures are trying to adapt. Humans are the problem. Someday, probably not that far off, we will be left with nothing but humans. Please donate to a good cause that protects these and other species. I do.
Allow me to own 2 and I will gladly give them protective freedom and allow them to multiply.
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