giraffes? they re called a tower and they certainly make me feel very small. but scientists have found what they re calling a devastatinging trend. giraffe populations have decreased almost 40% in the last 30 years, leading the international union for conservation of nature to classify them as under threat of extinction. these animals, which are so big, so visible, yet their decline has gone largely unnoticed until now. the forecast for the species like elephants, sometimes the rhinos and sometimes the lions. we forget about these tall gentle giants of app african savannahs. a drive through the national park has one reason on the horizon. africa s urban landscape is changing the fast and eating up what used to be more of the giraffe s habitat. all over the continent, citizens are coping with increasingly number places and the giraffes are running out of grazing
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