GIRAFFE STATUS: VULNERABLE
We know about the plight of the lion, the rhino, the elephant, but you may not have heard that the giraffe, an equally iconic African mammal (a tourist favourite and our webpage back-drop image), has entered the endangered species list. Almost 40% of the overall giraffe population has disappeared over the last 31 years, due to dwindling habitat. This silent extinction may take you by surprise and is another wake-up call for us all to be more considerate about our environment.
Read more here in this article from the Smithsonian from December 2016.