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(sub)species:

Angolan giraffe (G. c. angolensis)             < 15,000

Kordofan giraffe (G. c. antiquorum)           < 2,000

Masai giraffe (G. c. tippelschirchi)             < 37,000

Nubian giraffe (G. c. camelopardalis)        < 650

Reticulated giraffe (G. c. reticulata)           < 7,700

Rothschild's giraffe (G. c. rothschildi)        < 1,500

South African giraffe (G. c. giraffa)            < 17,000

Thornicroft’s giraffe (G c. thornicrofti)        < 550

West African giraffe (G. c. peralta)            < 400

 

 

En artikel om giraffer säger så här om dess situation: ”The crisis in numbers is a complicated and complex situation because of differences in population trends across Africa. For example, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa are home to about 70% of all giraffes, but numbers are decreasing in the first two countries, yet increasing in the latter country. Giraffe numbers have doubled in both South Africa and Namibia, two countries, which, ironically, allow for giraffe hunting, as well as ownership of giraffes on conservancies and private land. On the other hand, one of the giraffe subspecies frequently found in zoos around the world, the Masai giraffe, has diminished in numbers by close to 60% in its homelands in Kenya and Tanzania. Unlike elephants and rhinoceros, who face significant challenges from illegal hunting, giraffes are rarely the object of poaching. The primary threats to giraffes are the trio of habitat loss/fragmentation, resource extraction, and human population growth across Africa. http://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/disappearing-giraffes/