Unlike elephants and polar bears, they have gone under the radar.
Here is why giraffes are facing a "silent extinction".
Here is why giraffes are facing a "silent extinction".
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00:00Thank you very much.
00:46We use even the skin of the giraffe as some medicines.
00:49They used to have to cook them.
00:51They burn them and they have that because they scrub from the skin.
00:56Then they use them as medicine.
00:58Otherwise sometimes they used to kill them before.
01:16There has been so many research done on lions, elephants and other species.
01:23But if you try to look at the giraffe, there is very little known about the giraffe.
01:28There is very little research done on the giraffe.
01:53Thank you very much.
02:23Let's see the extent of this trade.
02:33First of all, let's determine is it local or is it also international or is it both?
02:37What form does it take?
02:39Is it destructive to the overall population?
02:42These are some of the questions that we need to answer before we can put in restrictive measures in my view.
02:53Thank you very much.