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Masai giraffes declared endangered

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National Geographic

Publication Date
2019-07-15

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the conservation status of wild animals and plants, announced Thursday that Masai giraffes, a subspecies spread throughout Kenya and Tanzania, are now endangered, primarily because of poaching and changes in land use.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals201907masai-giraffes-declared-endangered