Giraffe Extinction
Giraffe Extinction

Author: Tanya Anderson

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books ™

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1541572238

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Quietly, without most people noticing, the population of giraffes in the wild has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 1985. Giraffes have disappeared entirely from seven countries where they used to live. Researchers believe fewer than 98,000 exist in the wild—fewer even than endangered African elephants. In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added giraffes to the organization's Red List of Threatened Species. What is causing their disappearance? Overpopulation of humans in giraffe habitats and illegal poaching. Learn about giraffes' physical characteristics, habitats, and life cycles; examine the dangers they face from humans and climate change; and meet the scientists working to save these gentle giants using technology and conservation efforts.

Giraffe Extinction
Giraffe Extinction

Author: Tanya Anderson

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)

Published: 2019-10

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1541532384

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The survival of giraffes in the wild in threatened. Between 1985 and 2015, the overall population of giraffes in the wild has plummeted by 40 percent. Anderson shows how climate change, illegal hunting, wars, habitat loss, and habitat fragmentation are the main threats to their survival, and suggests ways that readers can alert their community to the dangers facing Earth's tallest creature. -- adapted from jacket

The Great Giraffe Rescue
The Great Giraffe Rescue

Author: Sandra Markle

Publisher: Millbrook Press TM

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1728485886

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After oil was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, which was home to nearly all the country's Nubian giraffes, conservationists knew they had to do something. So in 2015, they hatched a plan to move some of these animals, which are critically endangered, across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. The solution involved transporting the world's tallest land animal by truck and by barge. Follow along as Sandra Markle tells the story of this unusual—and successful—rescue effort!

Save the...Giraffes
Save the...Giraffes

Author: Anita Sanchez

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2023-01-10

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 059340419X

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Giraffes have stretched and munched their ways into kids' hearts. With this book, readers can become giraffe experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton! Did you know that one well-placed giraffe kick is strong enough to kill a lion? How about that an adult giraffe can eat a hundred pounds of leaves in a day? Or that some giraffes hum to each other at night? Perfect for all animal lovers—and giraffe fans in particular—this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a giraffe expert! Where are giraffes found? What's it like to be a giraffe? Why are giraffes endangered, and who has been working hard to save them? Read this book and find out how you can help save the giraffes! Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun giraffe facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save giraffes from extinction, this book, with an introduction by animal advocate Chelsea Clinton, is a must for every family, school, and community library.

Giraffe
Giraffe

Author: Anne Innis Dagg

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1107034868

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An up-to-date portrait of the giraffe, summarising current knowledge on their biology and behaviour along with current conservation efforts.

The Giraffe
The Giraffe

Author: Bryan Shorrocks

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-10-31

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1118587472

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Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals Covers fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and conservation Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes Includes giraffe network studies from Laikipia Kenya, Etosha National Park, Namibia andSamburu National Reserve, Kenya

Biological Extinction
Biological Extinction

Author: Partha Dasgupta

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1108482287

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Questions why species are becoming extinct, and how we can protect the natural world on which we all depend.

Giraffes and Zebras
Giraffes and Zebras

Author: Michael Pelusey

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

Published: 2009-01-30

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780761431497

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Originally published: South Yarrra, Australia: Macmillan Education, 2008.

East African Wildlife
East African Wildlife

Author: Philip Briggs

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781841622088

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This new visitor's guide provides a colorful overview of the region s variety of large mammals together with an insight into their habits and habitats."

Animals on the Edge
Animals on the Edge

Author: Sandy Pobst

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781426303586

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Stresses the importance of saving endangered species and discusses how scientists are using the latest technology to survey animal populations, to track down and arrest those who prey on endangered wildlife, and to breed animals in captivity.