Giraffes Poaching Research Paper

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Most people do not know the problems Giraffes are facing right at this moment. Most of their problems include Habitat loss and Extinction.These beautiful mammals are disappearing and we need to do something about it quickly. Giraffes can be saved by all of us humans coming together and making habitats for them.We can also most importantly need to stop invading their habitat and start protecting their surroundings. Giraffes have lost most of their habitat due to mankind destroying and invading them. We have been invading lots of wild animal shelter and homes which is causing these helpless animals to go extinct. According to planetsave.com,“There were between 151,702-163,452 giraffes in 1985; and around 97,562 giraffes in 2015. That
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Many hunters are killing multiple different species of wildlife out there in the savannah. Elephants, Giraffes, Lions and many other animals. They are being killed for their fur or ivory"Poaching is definitely on the increase," said Julian Fennessy, executive director of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. ... Tanzania, which is also the site of massive levels of elephant poaching, typifies another reason for giraffe poaching.There should not be a reason why Killing Giraffes is good. Poaching is just another reason why Giraffes are being extinct. Giraffes are killed for their tails and bones. According to the Daily Nation “In some parts of Kenya giraffes are killed for their bones, bone marrow and brains, which Muneza says are believed to be a cure for HIV/AIDS.” Trying to find a cure for aids is just ending the lives of these helpless animals. According to the Huffington Post “This lucrative trade in tails, as well as the poaching of giraffes for bushmeat, has driven some populations of the animal to the brink of extinction.” Poaching is the reason most animals are endangered and poaching is not …show more content…
Animal Kingdom and Busch Gardens all help to take care of these animals. Zoos can make the animals feel welcomed and safe. We can also help the wildlife organization and donate money to help Giraffes and many other animals. “The animals need the protection. Despite their popularity at zoos and ubiquity in children’s stories, giraffes remain little known, little studied, and increasingly threatened. Numbers declined from roughly a million at the start 554ru8of the 20th century to something like 140,000 by the 1990s to just 90,000 today” This quote supports how important all these animals are and how important it is to help save them.Giraffes are currently going through “silent extinction” and these theme parks is one way to help save them and protect them

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