The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that its initial review has determined there is ‘substantial information that listing may be warranted’ for giraffes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that its initial review has determined there is 'substantial information that listing may be warranted' for giraffes.The Trump administration took a first step Thursday toward extending protections for giraffes under the Endangered Species Act, following legal pressure from environmental groups.
Biologists have warned for years that the world’s tallest land mammal is at growing risk of extinction from habitat loss, civil unrest, poaching and other threats. The giraffe population in Africa has declined by about 40 per cent in the past three decades, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.The group, which designates endangered species, added giraffes to its “Red List” in 2016.
“The United States cannot stand idly by and allow thousands of U.S. imports of giraffe parts every year without any regulation while these animals are on a path to extinction,” said Anna Frostic, managing wildlife attorney for the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International. “It is time that the United States stands tall for giraffes and gives this at-risk species the protection that it urgently needs.
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