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  2. West African giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The West African giraffe is more closely related to the giraffes of East Africa than to those of Central Africa. Its ancestor may have migrated from East to North Africa during the Quaternary and then to West Africa with the development of the Sahara desert. At its largest, Lake Chad may have acted as a barrier between West African and Kordofan ...

  3. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    At its largest, Lake Chad may have acted as a boundary between the West African and Kordofan giraffes during the Holocene (before 5000 BC). [26] West African giraffe (G. peralta), [34] Also known as Niger giraffe or Nigerian giraffe. The reticulated giraffe (G. c. reticulata) is native to northeastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, and Somalia. [1]

  4. Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

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    There are around 5,900 left, including only about 690 West African giraffes remain. The vast majority of reticulated giraffes live in Kenya, and their population is estimated at 15,985, according ...

  5. Wildlife of Niger - Wikipedia

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    A West African giraffe, also called the Niger giraffe, peeks from under an acacia tree in the tiger bush near Kouré, Niger. The Termit Massif reserve has been under a decree since 2012. It encloses an area of 100,000 square kilometres (39,000 sq mi) area, which is the largest single reserve in Africa. [1]

  6. Poachers have African giraffes on the verge of extinction - AOL

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    Fewer than 300 "West African giraffes" remain in Niger, Hennessy told ABC News, and only 700 "Rothschild's giraffes" are left in Uganda and Kenya. "Poaching has big impact on certain areas ...

  7. Giraffes Need Protections of Endangered Species Act After ...

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    Giraffes need new protections under the United States Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed on Wednesday, Nov. 20.. West African, Kordofan and Nubian ...

  8. Northern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Nubian giraffe (G. c. camelopardalis) It has sharply defined chestnut-coloured spots surrounded by mostly white lines, while undersides lack spotting. Includes the Rothschild's giraffe ecotype: Eastern South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia, in addition to Kenya and Uganda. West African giraffe (G. c. peralta)

  9. Invisible' extinction: Giraffe population down 40% - AOL

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    A decline of 40% in the last 15 years and on the brink of extinction. That's the way things are looking for the world's tallest animal, the giraffe, according to Giraffe Conservation Foundation ...