Giraffes facing 'silent extinction', population shrinks by 40% due to habitat loss


The animal which was previously listed as ‘of least concern' is now classed as ‘vulnerable to extinction’ after the global population shrunk by 40 per cent in the past 30 years. Scientists blame habitat loss.

According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but the number was down to 97,562 in 2015.

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