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 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:38:25 -0500 2010 15 To many people, giraffes may not seem to be in need of focused conservation attention. However, giraffes are facing increasing pressures that have adversely affected their numbers and distribution in Kenya and elsewhere across the continent. There are currently a total of nine sub-species of giraffes naturally occurring in Africa. Kenya is the only country with three of these sub-species present. Other countries have either one or two sub-species. Therefore, Kenya is the epi-centre for giraffe speciation. Over the past decade, giraffe numbers in Africa have suffered at least a 30 per cent drop in population as a direct result of habitat encroachment, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, severe poaching, increasing human populations and human-wildlife conflicts. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=24 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=24 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:17:14 -0500 This award was created in memoriam of Kai Buchholz, a young, dynamic, pragmatic and visionary individual who truly believed in making this world a better place by bringing people together and finding solutions where others saw only problems. He was a truly brilliant and talented individual - but above all he had very strong values and beliefs. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=23 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=23 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:56:42 -0500 The newly formed International Association of Giraffe Care Professionals ( www.giraffecare.org ) hosted the first ever dedicated giraffe conference in Phoenix, Arizona in February 2010. Targeted primarily towards the captive management world (zoos), the organisers also welcomed numerous ‘wild’ conservation and management professionals to present and discuss the various giraffe issues facing the zoo and wild world today. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=22 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=22 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:49:23 -0500 A volunteer whose interest in giraffe was sparked when she joined an Earthwatch project in Namibia eight years ago, has helped to establish the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF). Rebecca Muddeman is one of the founders of GCF, which officially launched in London in February of this year. Her inspiring story began in 2002 when she volunteered on an Earthwatch desert elephant and giraffe project in Namibia. It was there that she met Dr Julian Fennessy, a co-founder of GCF; Dr Fennessy is currently Executive Director of the Kenya Land Conservation Trust and one of the world's foremost giraffe experts. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=21 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=21 Fri, 28 May 2010 08:18:22 -0500 Early May we removed the giraffe satellite collars http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=37 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/prj_blog.php?lang=en&cid=156&prjid=1&bpid=37 Mon, 24 May 2010 10:17:52 -0500 In a collaborative, global effort on behalf of ElephantVoices and 50 other organisations (including GCF) from around the world, an open letter was sent to Zimbabwe outlining why the proposed capture for export of wild animal to North Korea should not proceed. Please read the letter and voice your opposition. http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=20 http://www.giraffeconservation.org/our_news.php?lang=en&pgid=20 Mon, 24 May 2010 02:00:42 -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 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 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