World Giraffe Day 2021 is dedicated to saving the last West African giraffe!

Giraffe are in trouble - some species more than others! 

There are only about 600 West African giraffe left in the world. All of them live in Niger - one of the world’s poorest countries.

While these giraffe were widely distributed in West Africa only 100 years ago, by the mid-1990s only 49 individuals remained in the wild.

Then the Niger government decided to turn the tide and together with GCF and other conservation partners they set out to protect their own giraffe. The population has since increased to over 600 individuals and after a successful translocation in 2018 (Operation Sahel Giraffe) there are now two populations of West African giraffe in Niger – and the world!

The people of Niger continue to need our help to protect their giraffe.

Together we #StandTallForGiraffe and we can continue to create conservation success stories in Africa.

What else can you do to #StandTallForGiraffe?

Help us to make waves for giraffe on social media this World Giraffe Day! Show us your talent and post your giraffe inspired images on social media on 21 June. 

Don't forget to tag GCF and use our hashtags: 

#WorldGiraffeDay #StandTallForGiraffe #GiraffeConservationFoundation

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