Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, early written records described the giraffe as “magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character.” BUT .. Poachers & bush meat Hunters are putting some species of giraffe in danger of extinction & the overall population has dropped by 40 per cent in the last 15 years, conservationists have warned. Many of the threats to rhinos and elephants are the same for giraffes, said Dr. Noelle Kumpel of the Zoological Society of London. Its loss of habitat and increasingly its poaching. Their prominence in zoos has disguised the fact that there is very little conservation effort is made with them, she added. While giraffe heads and bones can fetch a high price in Tanzania, where some people believe that their bone marrow can cure Aids, many are killed for their meat which is both sweet and popular.”
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:03:45 +0000
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