The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Nov. 20 that it is proposing federal protections for several giraffe species in response to their declining populations, caused by a combination of poaching, habitat loss, and droughts.
In a Nov. 20 statement, the agency proposed listing all three subspecies of northern giraffe from west, central, and east Africa as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, following what it said was a review of “the best available scientific and commercial information.”
