Illegal hunting is also a problem for the species. Giraffes are poached for their meat in many regions of Africa — as well as for their pelts, bones, hair and tails — by hunters and trappers wielding ...

If finalized, the proposed rule would cut illegal hunting and trade of giraffes by requiring a permit to import their body parts into the US and expand new funding for research and other giraffe ...

Illegal hunting is also a problem for the species. Giraffes are poached for their meat in many regions of Africa — as well as for their pelts, bones, hair and tails — by hunters and trappers wielding ...

The number of giraffes has decreased by nearly 30% since the 1980s, per the Giraffe Conservation Foundation ... The rule proposes reducing illegal hunting and trade of giraffes by requiring ...

David Leatherwood said the story of how Gerry the Giraffe made its way to Greensboro was special to his mother. He said his mother was invited on a hunting trip in Africa with her former boss ...

For almost 50 years, the highly threatened West African giraffe has been absent from Niger's Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve. Illegal hunting, climate change and habitat loss have all contributed to ...