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US officials push to add some giraffes to endangered species list

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Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of...

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Feds propose adding giraffes to the endangered species list (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Conservationists hope stricter regulations will curb the import of giraffe skins and bones to the United States.

  2. Forbes

    Some Giraffes Facing Endangered Status For First Time As Population Plummets—Here’s How Many Are Left (opens Forbes)

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    Wildlife officials cited poaching, habitat loss and climate change behind the declining populations of some giraffe species.

  3. CNN

    Giraffes are next up on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say (opens CNN)

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    Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on Wednesday to help protect several of the species.

  4. Washington Times

    Officials propose giving giraffes endangered species protection (opens Washington Times)

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    Due to a decline in wild populations in Africa, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to declare several giraffe subspecies endangered or threatened.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    US officials push to add some giraffes to endangered species list (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of...

  6. The Guardian

    US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for the first time (opens The Guardian)

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    Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?

  7. CBS News

    Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say (opens CBS News)

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    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.

  8. NBC News

    U.S. officials push to add some giraffes to endangered species list (opens NBC News)

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    Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of decline.

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