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Dear NRDC Activist,
Our tallest mammal on earth is in danger — giraffe populations have decreased by 40% in the last several decades due to trophy hunting, poaching, habitat loss, and worsening climate change.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under President Biden proposed desperately-needed endangered species protections for giraffes — but now, the fate of those protections is in the Trump administration’s hands.
The comment period for these lifesaving protections is still open, but only until next Wednesday, February 19.
Add your voice to show the Trump administration that people across the country care deeply about giraffes and want to see them protected.
We already know the new Trump administration has plans to repeal critical endangered species protections. One of President Trump’s executive orders his first week in office involved rolling back the Endangered Species Act.
Meanwhile, giraffe populations are suffering from a variety of threats, including trophy hunting and poaching, which supply the global commercial trade of giraffe parts for products like knife handles, rugs, decor, and trinkets.
The United States imports more giraffe products than any other country in the world. That means the U.S. has a critical role to play in saving giraffes from extinction.
These proposed protections come in response to a 2018 petition submitted by NRDC and our partners to list giraffes under the Endangered Species Act, along with a courtroom victory by our partners. After years of delay, we need as many people as possible to make their voices heard to defend that important courtroom win and ensure giraffes get the legal protections they need to survive.
Giraffe conservation can and should start here. It is up to us to help protect them from even more decline.
This fight can’t wait any longer — and right now is our best opportunity to save them. That’s why it’s so important that we generate a massive, nationwide outcry in defense of giraffe survival.
Make your voice heard now to protect giraffes before it’s too late.
Sincerely,
Elly Pepper
Director, Forest Policy, Nature, NRDC
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