Masai giraffes declared endangered

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Scientists have declared a subspecies of giraffe endangered.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the conservation status of wild animals and plants, announced Thursday that Masai giraffes, a subspecies spread throughout Kenya and Tanzania, are now endangered, primarily because of poaching and changes in land use.

There are an estimated 35,000 Masai giraffes remaining, but their population has fallen by nearly 50 percent in the last three decades.

Africa’s overall giraffe population has decreased by up to 40 percent in that same timeframe.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/masai-giraffes-declared-endangered/ar-AAEhlOb?li=BBnbcA1

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1. K&R. Beautiful animals.