Rappler's latest stories on giraffes
Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya
Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy, custodians of the white giraffe, says the deaths was a 'sad day' and a major loss for researchers and tourism providers working in the remote corner of Kenya
Fugitive giraffe found dead in Thailand canal
The story of the giraffe which escaped from truck in Bangkok takes a tragic turn, after it is found dead in a lotus swamp near a main road
Long road to freedom: Giraffe escapes convoy in Thailand
Two leggy ruminants make the daring bid for freedom from the back of a poorly secured container truck as it slowed in highway traffic shortly after leaving Bangkok's main airport. One is caught, the other still a 'fugitive'.
Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests
'Humanity needs to respond to the growing extinction crisis by transforming the way we manage the world's wild animals and plants,' says CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
Wildlife meeting backs more protection for giraffes
The African giraffe population as a whole has shrunk by an estimated 40% over the past 3 decades, to just under 100,000 animals, according to the best figures available to the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Lions, chimps, sharks get added protection under UN convention
Host country the Philippines lobbies for the inclusion of the whale shark, which has become a major tourist attraction
Giraffes 'threatened with extinction'
The population of the world s tallest land mammal drops to below 100 000 in 2015 mainly due to habitat loss and illegal hunting the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN reported
Giraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandal
An autopsy shows the giraffe suffered from pneumonia and anxiety as he was loaded onto a truck
Danish zoo that killed giraffe puts down 4 lions
A Copenhagen zoo that prompted international outrage by putting down a healthy giraffe has killed 2 lions and their 2 cubs to make way for a new male
Danish animal welfare group backs zoo's giraffe killing
We trust that the very well educated experts at Copenhagen Zoo have explored the possibilities of placing the giraffe in another zoo
Uproar over giraffe put down in zoo, fed to lion
A crowd of visitors including small children in Copenhagen zoo looked on as an autopsy was carried out and the animal skinned and chopped up before being fed to a full maned lion
Giraffe, flamingo on menu for ancient Romans
It seems the ancient Romans are fond of imported and exotic food
