http://www.giraffeconservation.org The most recent posts from GCF's website. en-us http://www.giraffeconservation.org/images/general/gcf_rss_logo.gif http://www.giraffeconservation.org 130 104 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:30:53 -0600 2010 15 On Monday 15th February 2010, GCF had its official launch event at the Union Chapel in Islington, London.  Celebrating a successful year of operation, the launch was attended by supporters, conservation professionals, wildlife campaigners, friends and family of the GCF team. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=16 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=16 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:10:26 -0600 Day seven - Niger Collaring Expedition http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=36 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=36 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:52:47 -0600 Day six - Niger Collaring Expedition http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=35 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=35 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:28:46 -0600 Day five - Niger Collaring Expedition http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=34 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=34 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:07:43 -0600 Day four - Niger Collaring Expedition http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=33 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=33 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:36:57 -0600 Day Four - Niger Collaring Expedition http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=32 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=32 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:03:49 -0600 Their necks on the line from poaching and habitat loss, giraffes in west Africa are being fitted with satellite-tracking collars in a bid to help conserve their numbers http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=15 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=15 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:03:05 -0600 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. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=14 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=14 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:20:00 -0600 The fifth newsletter of the IGWG contains interesting insight into the following: *The Ins and Outs of the Sivatherium snout  *Brookfield Zoo giraffe program  *Wildlife in Uganda  *Faecal progesterone concentrations  *Tall Tails—Updates from the giraffe world  *Captive giraffe science  *Recently published research *And much much more Download the newsletter from: http://www.giraffeconservation.org/newsletters.php   http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=13 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=13 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:06:54 -0600   Good news on the Giraffe front! Researchers from the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) — www.giraffeconservation.org for those who share my fascination with these animals — report that there has been a dramatic increase in the population of the highly endangered West African race of the Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis peralta. In historical times, this race ranged from the shores of the Atlantic in Senegal to the west bank of the White Nile, but because of habitat destruction, hunting and competition with domestic livestock, their numbers decreased dramatically. By 1996, the herds of thousands had been reduced to a tiny remnant population of just 50 near Niamey, the capital of Niger. Last month, the GCF announced that the population has quadrupled, numbering some 200 animals and still increasing. Good news indeed, but what does this have to do with Egypt?     http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=12 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=12 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:26:56 -0600 For children and scientists alike the extraordinary shape of the giraffe has posed many questions. Why they have such long necks has so far been partly answered. However, exactly how they maintain this neck, and get blood to a head that is two metres from their heart, has remained unknown. Now research reveals that giraffes have a small, powerful, supercharged heart that is different to that possessed by other similar mammals. Scientists have published the discovery in the journal Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=2 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=2 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:40:54 -0600 This giraffe is suffering what looks like the world's biggest pain in the neck. Five-year-old Amali from Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma, had the unfortunate crick in transit from The Wilds park in Ohio. It is feared that the hook might never be cured. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=1 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=1 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:37:24 -0600 The last giraffe of West Africa remain in Niger, protected by the government with the support of ASGN (Association to Save the Giraffe). JP Suraud of ASGN and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation(GCF: www.giraffeconservation.org) are working to better understand the ecology of these animals to see how best to save them! http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=4 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=4 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:16 -0500 Julian Fennessy (Giraffe Conservation Foundation www.giraffeconservation.org) introduces to us the sights and sounds of Namibia's desert-dwelling giraffe http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=3 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=3 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:53:52 -0500 Young giraffe males engage in a ritual called "necking" which you should not confuse with its human counterpart. This is play fighting, but it later progresses to full-scale dominance matches, probably to pick hardy breeders. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=2 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=2 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:08:00 -0500 Lynn Sherr, the award-winning correspondent for ABC TV's 20/20 news magazine, visits Giraffe Manor, outside Nairobi, Kenya, a refuge whose inhabitants include a giraffe called Lynn, in her honor. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=1 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=1 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:47:48 -0500