While we might be great at supporting giraffe conservation in Africa, we recently reaslised that we could be better at sharing our conservation successes and keeping our supporters updated on our work. This is not for lack of stories to tell …

We have decided to change this and send you updates on our work more regularly. This also gives us an opportunity to pause and occasionally reflect on our conservation successes.

Here are a few highlights from the last few months. Please also check out our social media platforms for more regular updates.

GCF’s Twiga Tracker Initiative continues to yield fascinating scientific insights into giraffe movements. Together with the Kenya Wildlife Service we monitor Endangered Masai giraffe movements in Amboseli National Park and have already tracked giraffe crossing the international border between Kenya and Tanzania. 

In Zakouma National Park in Chad we monitor Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe together with African Parks. There, we recently learned that giraffe regularly leave the formal boundaries of the protected area. This new information helps us to inform conservation decisions and better protect giraffe in their natural habitat. It also highlights the importance of working with local communities and partners in undertaking landscape level conservation initiatives to secure the space and diverse habitats giraffe need to thrive. Learn more here.

Giraffe are finally getting some well deserved attention and have recently reached the limelight in two new and exciting documentaries featuring giraffe and GCF’s work: ENDANGERED on Discovery+ highlights GCF and other amazing organisations’ commitment to saving the world’s endangered wildlife, while Giraffe – A Silent Extinction showcases GCF’s efforts in Africa to turn the tide for these iconic animals.

If you have missed GCF’s Dr Julian Fennessy on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, you can check it out here.