In the Media

Press Release - Satellite Collaring

Next week history will be made in Niger, West Africa when eight of the highly endangered West African Giraffe that roam there will be fitted with the very latest specifically-designed GPS satellite collars.  The collars will enable resident research scientist  Jean-Patrick Suraud  (ASGN) and his team to monitor and study more closely the  range over which these amazing animals roam.  Specific data can be downloaded every hour from the collars, if necessary,  in order to track all movements and,  over time this will give the research team a better understanding of habitat need,  enabling them to put measures in place to avoid human conflict.

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University of Exeter Alumni Quarterly Magazine

Small plug for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation and our Chairman Greg Edwards on page 3 wihtin the Business School Alumni magazine.

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Dumbo feather: article with GCF's Julian Fennessy

Julian Fennessy loves Africa and its extraordinary wildlife and is determined not to let one of its most iconic, and yet least understood, species become extinct. It defies belief, but several sub-species of giraffe - yes, it’s giraffe (plural) not giraffes - are on the verge of extinction. While giraffe as a whole species are on endangered watchlists, Julian’s ground-breaking
genetic research suggests that giraffe sub-species are so distinct that they need to be protected and conserved at that level.

Julian is currently the Executive Director of the Kenya Land Conservation Trust, the current Chair (and founding member) of the International Giraffe Working Goup, and a founder and trustee of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation ... Df

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Uncovering the mysteries of the imperiled giraffe, an interview with Julian Fennessy

April 30th 2009 - Dr. Julian Fennessy probably knows the giraffe better than anyone. Trekking across savannah, forest, and the deserts of Africa, Fennessy is collecting genetic samples of distinct giraffe populations and overturning common wisdom regarding their taxonomies.

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Spot Check - Giraffe Species (National Geographic)

If on a savannah in East Africa a male Masai giraffe with jagged spots approaches a female reticulated giraffe with round patches, will they interbreed?

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