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, 17 May 2012 22:45:36 -0500 2012 15 GCF Research Associate Prof Fred Bercovitch partnered with the Zambian naturalist Phil Berry to estimate the age of male Thornicroft’s giraffe in the South Luangwa Valley, Zambia, based on the colour of their coats. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=62 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=62 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:04:54 -0500 Researcher Zoe Muller recently observed some interesting food choice in her study population of Rothschild's giraffe. They truly enjoy some spiky food ... http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=48 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=48 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:04:19 -0500 After the great success of the first ever Giraffe Indaba in Namibia in 2011, preparations for the second are well under way. This second Indaba, entitled Save Our Species! Is there a future for giraffe in Africa? , will again be hosted jointly by GCF and the IUCN SSC ASG International Giraffe Working Group and will take place in Kenya in August 2013. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=61 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=61 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:55:20 -0500 Dr Julian Fennessy, Zoe Muller and GCF were proud recipients of two awards at the recent conference of the International Association of Giraffe Care Professionals (IAGCP): the Camelopardalis Innovation Award and the Conservation and Research Award . The 2nd bi-annual conference was hosted by Oakland Zoo in the San Francisco Bay Area in February this year. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=60 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=60 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:03:00 -0500 Most recently a new and exciting character has entered the stage of the children’s picture book market: Chloe The Curly Necked Giraffe by Tessa Winship. With her unique, utterly adorable and beautifully illustrated look, Chloe is prone to conquer a lot of hearts – and not only those of young giraffe lovers. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=59 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=59 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:28:25 -0500 In a unique effort, eight endangered Rothschild's giraffe were translocated back into their native range. Watch Part 2 of this spectacular adventure. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=10 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=10 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:49:42 -0600 In a unique effort, eight endangered Rothschild's giraffe were translocated back into their native range. Watch Part 1 of this spectacular adventure. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=9 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=9 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:35:57 -0600 ... To get to the other side! This old joke became true for eight endangered Rothschild’s giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi ), when they were translocated in a rather spectacular operation to their now home in the Ruko Conservancy, located on the shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya. GCF’s Zoe Muller documented this spectacular translocation in two short videos that she posted on YouTube. Have a look and find out more about what sounds so easy - translocating giraffe! http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=58 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=58 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:29:39 -0600 GCF field research programme, the Rothschild’s Giraffe Project was recently represented at an international giraffe conference held in San Francisco, USA. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=47 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=47 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:16:39 -0600 When visiting Tierpark Berlin, Andy Tutchings and his family had a close encounter with giraffe thanks to Florian Sicks, Curator of Mammology and GCF Zoological Management Associate. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=7 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=7 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:11:02 -0600 Dr Julian Fennessy is on a mission to West Africa in order to support the African Wildlife Foundation in further developing their giraffe (and elephant) conservation and management programme in this part of Africa. On route he is taking the time to blog about his experiences, adventures and challenges. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=6 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=6 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:21:28 -0600 Who would have thought that GCF would have been invited to a two-day meeting together with some of the best known southern Africa's wildlife experts - a who's who in the trade, to discuss and decipher a way forward around the declining numbers of wildlife in northern Botswana. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=28&prjid=2&bpid=46 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=28&prjid=2&bpid=46 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:35:36 -0600 I did not know what to expect when I arrived in Etosha National Park, Namibia three months ago to study giraffe. I had never been to Namibia, studied giraffe, or managed my own research but I guess everybody has to start somewhere. I was armed with a project on population dynamics, a Fulbright grant, and the help of one Dr. Julian Fennessy (giraffe expert extraordinaire), to help me figure out this whole giraffe thing. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=148&prjid=11&bpid=45 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=148&prjid=11&bpid=45 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:36:26 -0600 History was made on Monday 4 July 2011 when delegates from across the world convened for the opening of the world’s first ever Wild Giraffe Conference, or Indaba (Zulu word meaning meeting).     That such a meeting had never been held before, and with news received that day that Botswana’s giraffe population figures had plummeted some 65% in the last 10 years, the Indaba’s title Giraffe the Forgotten Megafauna was completely justified.   Here is the Blog of this unique ground breaking event.  http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=5 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=5 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:18:02 -0500 An example of how to catch and GPS collar a giraffe. This was taken in Feb 2010 during the GCF sponsored collaring expedition of the world's rarest giraffe (sub)species, the West African giraffe which live in a small and extremely isolated pocket east of Niger's capital city, Niamey. Featured are the Niger giraffe project researcher JP Suraud and GCF trustees Julian Fennessy and Andy Tutchings. For more information on this project also check out 'Our Projects' on the GCF website. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=8 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=8 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:59:20 -0500  Zoe Muller news update http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=43 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=111&prjid=4&bpid=43 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:59:13 -0600 A brief overview of the Namibia Pilot Project and Indaba 'recce', conducted by GCF's Julian Fennessy and Andy Tutchings in October 2010.  http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=3 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_blogs.php?lang=en&blogid=3 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:53:09 -0600 A segment from CBBC Newsround 18/08/2010 highlighting the birth of a Rothschild at Longleat, the conservation status of this species of giraffe featuring Greg Edwards from Giraffe Conservation Foundation. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=6 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=6 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:36:41 -0500 This is a short film created by Erik Beckman - an aspiring wildlife film maker, from a private game reserve, Entabeni Wildlife Conservancy, South Africa. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=5 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_videos.php?lang=en&pgid=5 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:58:12 -0500 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