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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that giraffe populations are declining:
A dramatic drop in giraffe populations over the past 30 years has seen the world's tallest land mammal classified as vulnerable to extinction. Numbers have gone from around 155,000 in 1985 to 97,000 in 2015 according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The iconic animal has declined because of habitat loss, poaching and civil unrest in many parts of Africa. Some populations are growing, mainly in southern parts of the continent. Until now, the conservation status of giraffes was considered of "least concern" by the IUCN. However in their latest global Red List of threatened species, the ungainly animal is now said to be "vulnerable", meaning that over three generations, the population has declined by more than 30%.
[...] While researchers believe that some local populations may not survive, there is optimism that that the long term future of these tall creatures can be secured. The success in keeping giraffe numbers high in Southern Africa has much to do with the management of game parks for tourists say experts, who believe that the extra attention that the IUCN listing will now attract will benefit the species. "South Africa is a good example of how you can manage wildlife, there is a lot of moving of animals between different conservation areas, it is a very different scenario than in most of the rest of Africa." said Chris Ransom from the Zoological Society of London.
(Score: 4, Funny) by AthanasiusKircher on Thursday December 08 2016, @06:02PM
Stephen Colbert all taught us the way to raise populations of African megafauna -- edit Wikipedia [wikipedia.org]! Back in the days before the current "post-truth" era, when there was only stuff like truthiness [wikipedia.org] and "wikiality," Mr. Colbert showed us that we can all make a difference in bringing back the elephant... Why not with the giraffe as well?
But why stop with merely raising the numbers on Wikipedia? I'm putting out a call to all those who feel trollish from time to time -- does this headline feel right to you? I thought not. Just like Pizzagate, there has to be more to the story. I submit that "giraffe" here is actually a codeword for "child porn," and the liberal media is telegraphing a signal to producers that we need to amp up the production again. I mean, it's all over the summary: "populations are growing... mainly in southern parts"?! The "ungainly animal is now said to be 'vulnerable'..."? And let's not even get into the "game parks" designed for these apparent "tourists"!
All those amateur "fake news" folks publishing fact-deficient accounts are just fighting on the wrong battlefields. Shouldn't we take this war to Wikipedia and "save the giraffes" before it's too late?!
[The above is meant to be satire, but I know according to Poe's law, some will not perceive it as such.]