Giraffes are in crisis. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Africa's Giraffe population has plunged nearly 40% in past three decades,
with fewer than 100,000 animals remaining today. Unfortunately, Giraffes are a favorite target of trophy hunters,
and the trophy hunting lobby has an outsize influence on the Trump administration. The US Fish & Wildlife Service has finally
agreed to move forward in determining whether Africa's imperiled Giraffes qualify for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
(NRDC Nature's Voice, Fall 2019)