africa's urban landscape is eating up more of what used to be the giraffes' habitat. all over the continent, cities are growing with increasing numbers of people, and the giraffes are running out of grazing space. >> part of our planning should put into account we have wildlife and wildlife that requires big spaces, and requires specific habitats. so in the planning is where we are calling for the planners to include wildlife as one of the land uses. >> saving giraffes will not be a simple task. conflict, habitat degradation, poaching have all contributed to the decline in giraffe numbers. an ancient fable has it a long time ago the giraffes were the soothe sayers. they could lift their heads to the clouds, look back and see the past. look forward and see the future. but one thing no one, not even the giraffes could have predicted is that by 2016, their numbers could have dropped, and they could be facing what the