Giraffes: At The Point Of Extinction!

A team of scientists led by Rachel Martin from the International Union for Conservation of Nature have observed the decreasing population of giraffes. The scientists have found that the increasing habitats of humans have largely affected the number of Giraffes. As a result of humans spreading out into new areas, the habitat for the giraffe in Africa is declining, stated the scientists.
Three of the recently identified nine subspecies were titled as Critically Endangered on the latest IUCN Red List. Those subspecies in parts of East, Central, and West Africa are proceeding particularly poorly with the Kordofan and Nubian giraffes, with 2,000 and 2,645 individuals remaining, are now just one stage away from Extinction in the Wildlife.
For the study, the scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature collected the data. The compiled data have shown that the giraffes are on the verge of becoming extinct. The scientists have stated that the giraffe population in Africa has fallen by 40 per cent over the last couple of decades. Additionally, it is been frightening that there are only 100,000 giraffes are left in Africa.
Moreover, three decades ago, there were 155,000 giraffes in Africa and probably 100 to 200 years ago there was probably at least a million giraffe, said the analysts.
The skin of giraffe is thick, durable and perfect for a variety of purposes such as for clothing, shoes, bags, belts, hats etc. also their hair has been used to make bracelets, necklaces and other jewellery items for hundreds of years and has been reported in certain African tribes. Giraffe tails in African culture are highly prized as symbols of authority, often used as fly swatters.

By: Saksham Gupta
Content: https://abcnews.go.com/International/giraffes-danger-extinction-numbers-dropped/story?id=27334959