It is great to see increasing interest in and awareness for giraffe and their plight in the international media, while GCF and partners continue to work hard on turning this alarming trend around.
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GCF has released its first Annual Report as a fully Namibia-based organisation. To find out more about our recent key giraffe conservation activities, programmes, partners, supporters and exciting plans, download the GCF Annual Report 2016/17.
For many years, the GCF team has worked hard to draw attention to the plight of giraffe and now it feels like the rest of the world is finally sticking its neck out too. Interest for our long-legged friends comes in all shapes and forms, and we feel that it is our job to ensure that giraffe conservation is at the heart of all this interest.
2016 was a big year for giraffe and GCF. We have continued to make a mark in giraffe conservation in Africa and have managed to get some well-deserved international attention to our long-necked friends. Find out about all these exciting giraffe news in the GCF Update.
The iconic giraffe, one of the world’s most recognisable animals and the tallest land mammal, has moved from ‘Least Concern’ to ‘Vulnerable’ in the newly released International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Widespread across southern and eastern Africa, with smaller isolated populations in west and central Africa, new population surveys estimate an overall decline of up to 40% in the global giraffe population over the last 30 years.
Read the latest GCF news and updates on our giraffe conservation efforts across Africa. How did WGD 2016 go? When will the documentary ‘Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants’ finally be shown in the USA? How can you make a difference and support giraffe conservation in Africa in a fun way? Open these GCF News – August 2016 to find answers to all these questions!
Everyone loves giraffe, but what do we really know about them? We at the Giraffe Conservation Foundation were lucky to have a team from BBC Natural World/PBS follow some of our activities over the past year to show our story through their lens. Have a look here for a sneak preview of this BBC Two-Natural World & PBS co-production, narrated by Sir David Attenborough (UK version).
We are excited to launch our new campaign for World Giraffe Day – 21 June 2016. This year we are raising funds and awareness for two exciting conservation projects in Kenya and Namibia. At the same time, we are launching a photo competition to draw awareness to the plight of our favourite animal.
GCF has been re-homed and is now based in Namibia with operations and governance centrally located in Africa. This is very exciting and will allow for more extensive outreach and support within the giraffe community. Check out our our new logo and website!
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